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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 narrator begins the story "An Independent Organ" by announcing that Dr. Tokai had lived what type of life?
2. To what work is Habara alluding when he decides to refer privately to his support liaison as Scheherazade?
3. The narrator describes truly happy families as occurring as frequently as what other phenomenon?
4. What is the cause of Dr. Tokai's death?
5. When Dr. Tokai finally falls in love, it is with a woman of what age?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the narrator states that Dr. Tokai had displayed no signs of an unstable personality, what traits does he list as being absent within Dr. Tokai's personality?
2. How is vivid imagery employed within Scheherazade's depiction of her former life as a lamprey eel?
3. Dr. Tokai describes himself to the narrator using what two adjectives?
4. In what ways is the unnamed narrator of "An Independent Organ" suggested to be possibly unreliable?
5. How is the theme of escape depicted within Habara's receipt of Scheherazade's stories?
6. Describe Scheherazade's routine upon arriving at Habara's house twice per week.
7. Who is Goto and what is his role in the story entitled "An Independent Organ"?
8. Describe the relationship between Kino and his aunt.
9. The narrator states that "affable" (83) people almost always have what other qualities?
10. How does the theme of appearance versus reality emerge within the stories that Scheherazade tells to Habara?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the short story collection's message concerning the link between love and loss?
Essay Topic 2
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the book and what is Murakami's message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 3
In what ways is the theme of hope depicted within Murakami's short story collection Men Without Women?
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