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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Frog visit Katagiri?
(a) He wants to save Katagiri from losing his job.
(b) He wants to save Tokyo from an earthquake.
(c) He wants to protect Katagiri from a shooting.
(d) He wants to help Katagiri collect debts.

2. Which author does Murakami reference by saying "true terror is the kind that men feel toward their imagination" (103)?
(a) Joseph Conrad.
(b) Charles Bukowski.
(c) Margaret Atwood.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

3. How will Katagiri be helpful to Frog?
(a) He knows the secret to killing Worm.
(b) He will provide courage, passion, and moral strength.
(c) He is extremely physically strong.
(d) He will help Frog train for the battle.

4. Who tells Katagiri he was a great help in his dreams?
(a) Frog.
(b) Katagiri's mother.
(c) Katagiri's brother.
(d) The nurse.

5. Why is Worm angry?
(a) He is mad about the earthquake in Kobe.
(b) He is disappointed in humanity.
(c) Nobody knows.
(d) He is upset with Katagiri's line of work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Katagiri tell about Frog saving Tokyo?

2. What kinds of wounds does Katagiri have when he gets to the hospital?

3. Who claims to be "half dead already" (86)?

4. Who is waiting for Katagiri when he walks into his apartment?

5. According to Sala, what should Masakichi do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nimit describe Satsuki?

2. Why does Nimit tell Satsuki not to tell him her secret?

3. According to the soothsayer, what is inside Satsuki?

4. Who is Masakichi?

5. What is Junpei's background?

6. How is Masakichi able to listen to music?

7. What was the condition of Katagiri's body at the hospital?

8. Who is Sayoko?

9. What crime was Satsuki a victim of?

10. Who is Takatsuki?

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