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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. Who is able to see Frog?

2. According to Satsuki, what kinds of people are narrow?

3. Who is Sala?

4. Why did Satsuki's marriage end?

5. Why is Worm angry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Frog want Katagiri to join him?

2. How does Frog convince Katagiri to join him?

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

4. What dreams does Sala have?

5. How does Nimit describe Satsuki?

6. What does Katagiri see when Frog dies?

7. How did Nimit learn English?

8. What will cure the stone inside Satsuki?

9. Why do Junpei and Sayoko want to take Sala to the zoo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Murakami use music and literature as tools for characterization and theme exploration?

Essay Topic 2

In each of the stories in after the quake, the characters are experiencing their own problems that coincide with the aftermath of the earthquake. Explain how Murakami parallels personal disaster with natural disaster.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of bears in these short stories? Write about at least three of the bears featured in these stories.

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