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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 has been having hysterical fits at night?

2. Where was Takatsuki from?

3. How tall is the super-frog?

4. What will happen to Satsuki if she does not get rid of the stone?

5. Where does Satsuki go at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Masakichi able to listen to music?

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

4. Who is Sayoko?

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

6. Who is Masakichi?

7. Why did Junpei choose not to call his parents after the Kobe earthquake?

8. Why did Frog choose Katagiri?

9. Why does Frog want Katagiri to join him?

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

Consider the role of women in after the quake. Examine the text through a feminist lens, trying to find ways in which women advance the stories they are part of. How does Haruki Murakami approach women in these stories? What do you make of these depictions?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Murakami's treatment of the earthquake's aftermath to other literature or media that deals with the aftermath of tragedies or disasters. What parallels can you draw? Use textual evidence to support your argument.

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