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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 day is it when the narrator and the chubby girl finally arrive in the subway system?
2. What does the shadow say the Town's "exit" is guarded by?
3. What does the narrator's shadow say he can't do?
4. What does the narrator compare his world to while climbing through the escape route in Chapter 29?
5. How many people are at the laundromat when the narrator arrives?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain what the Colonel tells the narrator about the digging of the hole in Chapter 30.
2. Explain the parallels between the video game the narrator plays at the beginning of Chapter 35 and his life.
3. Why does the Librarian say the accordion is "the key" in Chapter 36?
4. Explain the beasts' feeding habits as observed in Chapter 26.
5. What does the narrator say he plans to do with the Librarian's mind once he has read it?
6. What is the significance of the narrator's realization of what the accordion is and how to use it?
7. Describe how the narrator's shadow is living at the beginning of Chapter 32.
8. How does the narrator explain his decision in Chapter 40?
9. How does the narrator whistling "I Go to Pieces" in Chapter 29 relate to the overall storyline?
10. What does the chubby girl plan to do once the narrator loses consciousness, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a detailed characterization of Murakami's use of literary and musical references, describing his choice of usage and explaining how these choices add to the development of the characters.
Essay Topic 2
Give a detailed description of the Hard-Boiled Wonderland narrator's personality and explain how he changes throughout the novel.
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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