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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 does Naoko say would be "wrong"?

2. What did Toru get Naoko for Christmas in 1968?

3. Where did Toru get a second job?

4. Which of these was not one of Nagasawa's favorite authors?

5. What does Nagasawa tell Toru is his "standard of action"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the "field well"?

2. How did Ami Hostel come into existence?

3. What did Naoko tell Toru in the letter she sent him in July 1969?

4. Describe the day Kizuki died.

5. How does Toru spend the summer break?

6. How did Toru first meet Naoko?

7. Why does Naoko say it would be wrong for her to stay with Toru all the time?

8. How did Toru and Naoko celebrate her twentieth birthday?

9. How did Toru become friends with Nagasawa?

10. Why is Naoko's roommate referred to as "Dr. Ishida"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Toru falls in love with two girls: Midori and Naoko. Compare and contrast these two characters.

Essay Topic 2

One of the themes of this novel is the superficiality of things and people and the world. Discuss how Murakami develops this theme in "Norwegian Wood."

Essay Topic 3

How does the title of the novel, "Norwegian Wood," represent the text?

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