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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 song does Reiko figure out how to play from hearing it on the radio?

2. What does Reiko go to pick up at Oka's?

3. After the porno movie and more drinks, what does Midori announce she wants to do?

4. Where do Midori and Toru have lunch the day she decides to talk to him again?

5. What temporary job does Toru find right after he moves into his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Naoko's sister.

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

3. How does Midori describe her father's funeral?

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

5. What happens the first time Toru sees Nagasawa after the celebration dinner?

6. What purpose does Toru discover for the flag?

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

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

9. 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?

10. What happened to Reiko's marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the physical, emotional, and metaphorical journey that Toru takes when he visits Naoko at the sanatorium and the effect it has on his character and his relationship with Naoko.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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