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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Kino and his ex-wife meet once their divorce is finalized, what does Kino's wife say she has been wanting to tell Kino?
2. At what point in her life does Scheherazade say she had realized her former status as a particular creature?
3. After what event does Habara's support liaison always tell him a story?
4. About the same time as the bar's unofficial mascot disappears, what other types of creatures does Kino start to see outside of his bar?
5. What kind of doctor is Dr. Tokai?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of escape depicted within Habara's receipt of Scheherazade's stories?
2. What is the symbolism inherent in Kino's bar?
3. How is vivid imagery employed within Scheherazade's depiction of her former life as a lamprey eel?
4. When the narrator states that Dr. Tokai had displayed no signs of an unstable personality, what traits does he list as being absent within Dr. Tokai's personality?
5. What is Dr. Tokai's eventual fate?
6. What elements are listed within Habara's list of the only "personal information [Scheherazade] had volunteered" (117)?
7. What are Kino's feelings toward his ex-wife and her lover, who had also been Kino's colleague?
8. Who is Goto and what is his role in the story entitled "An Independent Organ"?
9. How does Kino come to own a bar and what had he done for work prior to the purchase?
10. Describe Scheherazade's routine upon arriving at Habara's house twice per week.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Kino’s character throughout the story entitled Kino. Within your greater argument, discuss whether Kino is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
Determine the author's message regarding the maxim that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Haruki Murakami's short story collection Men Without Women while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the book's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the book.
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