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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 last line of the story "Drive My Car" states that Kafuku feels in what way about Misaki's silence in response to his comment that he is going to sleep for a little while?
2. What does Oba tell Kafuku about the social habits of Kafuku's future driver?
3. What is the name of the man who routinely services Kafuku's car?
4. When Tanimura goes away to college, he remarks that everything in his life until then has been what?
5. Tanimura's father had worked in what position during Tanimura's childhood?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Kitaru justify to Tanimura his butchering of the lyrics to the Beatles' song Yesterday?
2. What are the conditions of Misaki Watari's employment with Kafuku?
3. How does the theme of perseverance emerge within Erika's comments about Tanimura's break-up with his high school girlfriend?
4. What is the reason that many of the conversations between Kitaru and Tanimura take place through a crack in the bathroom door?
5. Describe Misaki Watari's appearance.
6. What evidence does Kafuku give for his claim that Misaki Watari is an "excellent driver" (9)?
7. Discuss Murakami's use of Tanimura and Kitaru as character foils for one another.
8. How does Kafuku feel about Misaki Watari's tendency to remain quiet as she drives?
9. How does Tanimura characterize the Kansai dialect spoken by his friend Kitaru?
10. How do Tanimura and Kitaru first meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the function of the unnamed narrator in the story Men Without Women? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting the unnamed narrator and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays the character in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Haruki Murakami's short story collection Men Without Women and analyze Murakami's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
Determine the author's message regarding the maxim that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
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