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PRI 1023 English II

Semester 2
2019/2020

Assessment 3
Short Story (20%)
Due Date: 24 April 2020
Task: Short Story Analysis (Individual)

Instruction:

1. Read Yesterday by Haruki Murakami on eLEAP.

2. Answer the questions based on the short story using the template given on page 4.
3. Submit your assignment using the link provided on eLeap by the due date (24
April 2020). Late submission will be given 0 mark.
4. Your Turnitin score must be below 20%. Plagiarised work will be given 0 mark.

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PART A

Answer all of the following questions.

1. Summarise the short story in NOT MORE THAN 100 WORDS.

2. Choose your favourite character and explain your choice.
3. Choose a quote from the short story that you find meaningful and explain your choice.

PART B

Answer all of the following questions with TRUE, FALSE or NOT STATED.

1. Kitaru, Erika and Tanimura are of the same age.

2. Kitaru is surprised to know that Tanimura is from Denenchofu.
3. Kitaru wants to enter the same university as Tanimura.
4. Tanimura is a big fan of The Beatles.
5. Erika is shocked when Kitaru suggested that she goes on a date with Tanimura.
6. Erika majored in French language in Sophia University.
7. Erika and Kitaru go on a voyage together on a large ship.
8. Tanimura enjoys working at the cafe mainly because of Kitaru.
9. Kitaru’s lifelong dream is to be a Kansai cuisine chef.
10. Erika, Tanimura and Kitaru maintain their close friendship after 16 years.

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PART C
Answer all of the following questions.
1. i) Recount the conversation between Kitaru and Erika regarding different Japanese
dialects.
ii) Elaborate two examples of cultural discrimination that you observe in real life.

2. i) Recap the relationship between Kitaru and Erika.

ii) “Whatever you do, don’t let her go. You’ll never find such a great girl again”.
Explain two possible reasons for Tanimura to think that Erika is a great match
for Kitaru. Justify your opinion based on the evidence from the text.

3. i) Describe the similarities between Tanimura and Kitaru’s family background.

ii) Study Tanimura and Kitaru’s characteristics by analysing their conversations.
Elaborate two points of comparison between their personalities based on your
analysis of each character.

4. i) Describe what Tanimura referred to as “priviledged information”.

ii) Explain the significance of the song “Yesterday” in this story. Justify your
opinion based on the evidence from the text.

5. i) Describe the endings for all three major characters in this short story.
ii) Provide an alternative ending for each of the major characters in this short story.
Your endings must be relevant to their characteristics in the short story.

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ANSWER TEMPLATE

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