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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 Toru tell Hatsumi that Kizuki died?

2. Where do Midori and Toru go to get warm and dry that afternoon?

3. What does Naoko say is her favorite time of day?

4. How did Naoko's uncle commit suicide?

5. What language is Nagasawa teaching himself in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Naoko and Reiko's first morning job?

2. Describe Naoko's sister.

3. What kind of student was the young girl Reiko taught?

4. What is Toru's answer to Hatsumi's question of why he sleeps with random girls when he doesn't find much pleasure in it?

5. What was Reiko's courtship with her husband like?

6. What does Toru usually do on Sundays?

7. What happened to Reiko's marriage?

8. What is Reiko's advice for Toru regarding Midori?

9. What does Toru learn about Naoko from Reiko's letters?

10. What happens in the middle of the night the first night Toru is in the women's apartment that is unusual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Murakami use sex to represent the ways in which people communicate with one another? Please use at least three examples.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Throughout "Norwegian Wood" there are a lot of ways in which characters have difficulty communicating. Midori's father can barely speak. Naoko has trouble writing. Toru isolates himself at his house and loses touch with everyone he knows. Discuss the novel's position on the importance of communication.

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