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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. What did Junpei study?

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

3. What does Satsuki hopes happens to the man who lives in Kobe?

4. How will Katagiri be helpful to Frog?

5. According to Frog, where is he returning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What will cure the stone inside Satsuki?

3. What thoughts does Satsuki have about the man who lives in Kobe?

4. How did Nimit learn English?

5. What was the result of the battle with Worm?

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

7. How does Nimit describe Satsuki?

8. Who is Masakichi?

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

10. Who is Sayoko?

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

Which character grows the most in these short stories? Make a point for this character's growth using at least five pieces of evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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