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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose photograph does Kafka take with him when he runs away from home?
(a) His own.
(b) His father's.
(c) His sister's.
(d) His mother's.

2. What is the name of the library where Mrs. Saeki works?
(a) Komura Library.
(b) Chiba Library.
(c) Edamame Library.
(d) Makata Library.

3. Who wrote the song "Kafka on the Shore"?
(a) Nakata.
(b) Oshima.
(c) Mrs. Saeki.
(d) Kafka.

4. When Sakura leaves for work in the morning, what does the note that she leaves for Kafka say?
(a) Lovely to get to know you, please come again!
(b) It's supposed to rain today, make sure you have an umbrella.
(c) There were no violent crimes reported in the neighborhood.
(d) Your father is searching for you, be careful!

5. Which of the following animals promises to lead Nakata to Goma?
(a) A small orange bird.
(b) A fat, bald cat.
(c) A large black dog.
(d) A shiny green fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the city that Nakata is trying to reach by hitchhiking?

2. What is the name of Kafka's father?

3. Where are women authors shelved in the public library?

4. What does Dr. Shigenori Tsukayama conclude happened to the children in the clearing?

5. How long is the first bus ride on the day that Kafka runs away from home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hypothesis does Doctor Shigenori Tsukayama make about what happened to the school children in the woods?

2. What conclusion did Doctor Nakazawa reach after testing the sixteen school children found unconscious in the woods?

3. In what situation is it possible for a body and soul to become separated without the body dying?

4. How does Nakata react to Johnny Walker's request to kill him?

5. What note does Sakura leave for Kafka when she leaves for work in the morning?

6. What happens when Kafka wakes from a blackout at a religious shrine?

7. What does Johnny Walker keep stored in his walk-in freezer?

8. What does the elementary school teacher admit is the truth of what happened to Nakata in the woods?

9. What does Kafka steal from his father before he runs away from home?

10. In what state does Oshima find Kafka when he returns to the cabin to bring Kafka home?

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