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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. How does Kafuku feel about sitting in the back of his own car once Watari begins to act as his driver?
2. How often does Kafuku draw "distinctions between men and women in his daily life" (4)?
3. Tanimura declares that the writer of the song Yesterday had recorded it in the studio with how many other people?
4. When it is revealed that Kafuku's new driver's surname is Watari, what is given as her first name?
5. Kitaru remarks that his parents are constantly nagging him about what element of his behavior?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator describe as "the most excruciating thing" (17) about Kafuku's experience of knowing about his wife's affairs?
2. Which of Misaki Watari's qualities make her a perfect fit for her role as Kafuku's personal driver?
3. How does the theme of perseverance emerge within Erika's comments about Tanimura's break-up with his high school girlfriend?
4. Provide a brief Marxist analysis of the story "Yesterday," focusing on one scene in particular to prove your claim.
5. Compare and contrast Kitaru's and Tanimura's feelings about taking baths.
6. How do Tanimura and Kitaru first meet?
7. For what reason does Kitaru feel a measure of relief about failing his exams?
8. What evidence does Kafuku give for his claim that Misaki Watari is an "excellent driver" (9)?
9. What vivid image does Tanimura create to depict the character of Kitaru in the first few lines of the story "Yesterday"?
10. Discuss Murakami's use of Tanimura and Kitaru as character foils for one another.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss Murakami's purpose for using the motif of dreams and visions within his short story collection Men Without Women.
Essay Topic 3
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the book and what is Murakami's message regarding these themes?
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