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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. In Chapter 5, where does Toru sit to read Naoko's letter?

2. In what month was Toru's birthday?

3. What exam does Toru have coming up later in the week?

4. What month was it when Toru and Naoko were in the meadow?

5. What kind of flowers does Toru take to Midori?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Naoko describe the conditions in which she writes her letter to Toru?

2. Why does the narrator, Toru, say that memory is such a funny thing as he describes the scene he remembers from the meadow?

3. What causes the narrator to feel dizzy in the opening scene of the novel?

4. How did Naoko and Toru spend their afternoon together after meeting on the train?

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

6. How did Ami Hostel come into existence?

7. How does Toru spend the summer break?

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

9. Why is Toru writing this book?

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

How does the author's use of foreshadowing throughout this novel enhance or detract from the story? Be specific.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the meaning of Murakami's use of letters throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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."

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