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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 Toru say he likes Midori a lot like?

2. How did Naoko's uncle commit suicide?

3. What kind of animal does Naoko let Toru hold?

4. What does Naoko send Toru for his birthday?

5. What did Midori and her sister get drunk on after their father's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Hatsumi learn to play pool?

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

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

5. Describe Naoko's sister.

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

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

8. Describe Toru's apartment.

9. What happened to Reiko's marriage?

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

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

In "Norwegian Wood," Murakami depicts life and death as being on a continuum. Explain how the author uses the characters to develop this concept throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Murakami's use of the character Reiko to advance the idea that one has to choose to be happy.

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