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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 action had Dr. Tokai always taken when a woman had broken up with him so that she could marry her other boyfriend?

2. The narrator of "An Independent Organ" describes his own marital status in what way?

3. What phrase does Dr. Tokai use to describe what his friends all tell him about parenting?

4. The narrator of "An Independent Organ" states that most of the story's contents come from what source?

5. In college, Kino had been a "standout" (148) in what sport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of doctor is Dr. Tokai and how does his job relate to his preferred habits regarding dating?

2. What elements are listed within Habara's list of the only "personal information [Scheherazade] had volunteered" (117)?

3. In what way is foreshadowing employed within the narrator's memory of his last conversation with Dr. Tokai?

4. In what ways is the unnamed narrator of "An Independent Organ" suggested to be possibly unreliable?

5. Dr. Tokai describes himself to the narrator using what two adjectives?

6. How is the theme of secrecy depicted within the story entitled "An Independent Organ"?

7. Name the mysterious elements present within the story "Scheherazade" that are not resolved by the end of the story.

8. How does Kino come to own a bar and what had he done for work prior to the purchase?

9. What is Dr. Tokai's eventual fate?

10. To what work is the title of the story "Scheherazade" referring and what is the significance of the title?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about Haruki Murakami's short story collection Men Without Women while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the book's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Murakami's treatment of the topic of sex within his short story collection Men Without Women.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Haruki Murakami's short story collection Men Without Women.

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