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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. What does Toru watch the Sunday he writes to Naoko about Midori's father?

2. What station does Midori's father mention to Toru?

3. What is the title of the novel Toru reads while Midori is sleeping?

4. What cocktail is Midori drinking when Toru arrives at DUG?

5. Where do Midori and Toru go to get warm and dry that afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to precipitate Reiko's first mental breakdown?

2. What is Midori's theory about Toru's girlfriend?

3. What does Toru learn about Naoko from Reiko's letters?

4. What happens the first time Toru sees Nagasawa after the celebration dinner?

5. Where did Hatsumi learn to play pool?

6. How does Nagasawa think he and Toru are alike?

7. What is Toru's opinion about Nagasawa and Hatsumi's relationship?

8. Describe Naoko's sister.

9. How does Midori describe her father's funeral?

10. How does Toru get Midori's father to eat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author's use of foreshadowing throughout this novel enhance or detract from the story? Be specific.

Essay Topic 2

How does grief play a role in shaping the characters in this novel? Please use at least three examples.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the story of the field well at the beginning of the novel represents the future of Toru and Naoko's relationship and why he might have placed it so early in the story.

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