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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 Nimit tell Satsuki he will take her?

2. Who taught Nimit English?

3. Where did Satsuki plan to work after her marriage ended?

4. What happened with the debt collection issue Katagiri was having?

5. Who says, "My enemy is, among other things, the me inside me" (110).

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Frog choose Katagiri?

4. Who is Masakichi?

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

6. How does Nimit describe Satsuki?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assess the power of shared experiences in shaping diverse personal narratives. How does the Kobe earthquake unify these stories and the characters in them?

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

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

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