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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. Where does Satsuki travel?

2. What happens when Frog takes a nap?

3. Which four-day event did Satsuki attend?

4. What was Masakichi unable to do?

5. According to Nimit, what does Satsuki need most?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Nimit learn English?

4. Why does Frog want Katagiri to join him?

5. What does Katagiri see when Frog dies?

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

7. Who is Worm?

8. What will cure the stone inside Satsuki?

9. What crime was Satsuki a victim of?

10. What is Junpei's background?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several people in Murakami's stories are described as "ordinary." In after the quake, what does it mean to be ordinary? What do the "ordinary" characters have in common? What do you think Murakami means by this?

Essay Topic 2

Examine how Murakami portrays loneliness and the human desire for connection. Consider this theme in at least three stories.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways do the characters in the stories embark on journeys (literal or metaphorical) to discover or reclaim their identities?

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