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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. The narrator of the novel describes the Dolphin Hotel as having been built where in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of Yuki's mother in the novel?

3. The protagonist's job consisted mostly of what type of work in the beginning, as described in Chapter 3?

4. What does the writer sit on in the strange room in Chapter 11?

5. What is the name of Yuki's father in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What favor does the hotel receptionist ask of the protagonist in Chapter 15? What is his response?

2. What does the protagonist discover at the library in Chapter 7?

3. Where does the protagonist decide to go after his assignment ends in Chapter 4? What does he find upon arrival?

4. How does the narrator pass his day in Chapter 7? What are his emotions like?

5. How does the protagonist describe his entrance into his profession in Chapter 3?

6. Where does the author arrive in Chapter 4? What does he do after arriving?

7. What thoughts consume the protagonist in Chapter 13? Why?

8. How does Yuki describe her relationship with her parents in Chapter 16?

9. What stranger does the writer feel a strange connection with in Chapter 6?

10. How is the protagonist of the novel introduced in Chapter 1? What is he obsessed with in the beginning of the narrative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and identify the setting of the novel and the novel's protagonist. In what country and time period is the novel set?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the biography and works of author Haruki Murakami. What are common themes and stylistic elements in the author's works?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Yuki in the novel. How does the protagonist relate to this young girl? What does Yuki symbolize to the narrator?

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