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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. According to Sala, what should Masakichi do?

2. Why does Frog visit Katagiri?

3. What is Katagiri's job?

4. According to Junpei, why did he not rush to marry Sayoko?

5. Who did Katagiri raise?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Frog want Katagiri to join him?

2. Why did Frog choose Katagiri?

3. Who is Worm?

4. What does Katagiri see when Frog dies?

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

6. Who did Nimit take Satsuki to visit?

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

8. What does the soothsayer reveal about the man in Kobe?

9. What kind of relationship do Junpei and Takatsuki have?

10. How does Frog convince Katagiri to join him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the ways four different characters in this book cope with trauma. How does Murakami portray trauma?

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

Mr. Tabata says, "This life is nothing but a short, painful dream" (67). How does this relate to each of the stories in after the quake?

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