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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 does the writer ask to come along on a trip with Yuki and himself in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 31, the writer goes where?

3. In Chapter 33, the writer's life is relatively normal although he does not what?

4. Amé tells the writer that she hopes for what type of relationship with Yuki in Chapter 29?

5. In Chapter 20, the writer says that his and Yuki's one-way communication isn't fair and that she should give him what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the continued dialogue between the police and the protagonist in Chapter 21. How does the narrator feel about his treatment?

2. What is the protagonist's emotional state in Chapter 20? What does Yuki tell him about it?

3. What do the police present to the protagonist as the cause of his interrogation in Chapter 21? How does the protagonist respond?

4. Why does the protagonist agree to go on a trip with Yuki in Chapter 27? Whom does he invite to come along?

5. What happens when the protagonist spots Kiki in Chapter 30? Where does this encounter lead him?

6. What new character is introduced in Chapter 29? Where are they?

7. What conversation takes place between the protagonist and Yuki's mother in Chapter 29? How does the writer feel upon leaving?

8. Where does the protagonist encounter Bookish in Chapter 35? What does Bookish say?

9. What conversation does the protagonist have with Yuki regarding their communication in Chapter 20?

10. What do the police ask the protagonist at the station in Chapter 21? What is his response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of the hotel receptionist in the novel, and her story about the sixteenth floor. How might this be another element of foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of Hawaii and discuss the new information learned from Miss Yumiyoshi in Chapters 27 and 28. How does this information affect the protagonist's objectives?

Essay Topic 3

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

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