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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. Where does Midori ask Toru to take her the next time they meet?

2. What does Toru say he likes Midori a lot like?

3. What cocktail is Midori drinking when Toru arrives at DUG?

4. What playwright is Toru studying currently?

5. What station does Midori's father mention to Toru?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Toru's opinion about Nagasawa and Hatsumi's relationship?

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

4. Describe Naoko's sister.

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

6. Describe Toru's apartment.

7. 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?

8. What is Midori's theory about Toru's girlfriend?

9. What happened to precipitate Reiko's first mental breakdown?

10. What is Toru's explanation about the importance of the subjunctive tense?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the themes Murakami develops throughout "Norwegian Wood" is the idea of a connection between the mind and the body. Choose two characters and discuss how that connection or disconnection is exhibited in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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