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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 does the old man say the future will be in Chapter 5?
2. What does the narrator believe after he's slammed into the rock slab at the beginning of Chapter 23?
3. What topic of conversation makes the narrator uncomfortable in Chapter 5?
4. What is the second book the narrator reads towards the end of Chapter 15?
5. What do Junior and Big Boy tell the narrator to tell the System they were looking for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the source of the noise that dominates the first half of Chapter 23?
2. Explain what "The End of the World" is according to the Professor's explanation in Chapter 25.
3. Describe where the narrator's shadow lives.
4. Describe the process for reading dreams.
5. What do you know about the Pool based on your readings in Chapter 12?
6. Explain where the narrator is at the beginning of Chapter 1 and what he spends his time doing.
7. What does the narrator realize in Chapter 17 about Junior's reference to a "time bomb"?
8. Which unusual things have you noticed about the Town as described in Chapter 4?
9. What does the Colonel tell the narrator about the beasts' death in Chapter 20?
10. Briefly describe the memory the narrator has while climbing the underground tower with the chubby girl.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe what the narrator refers to in Chapter 35 as "despair", "disillusionment" and "hell" and explain why he says he's unable to create a better life for himself.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the author's attention to the physical needs of the characters in each storyline and explain how Murakami's depictions add to the overall effect of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the video game the Tokyo narrator plays while waiting for his date with the librarian and draw parallels to his own situation. Describe the video game the Tokyo narrator plays while waiting for his date with the librarian and draw parallels to his own situation.
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