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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. Where are women authors shelved in the public library?
(a) Mixed in with the male authors.
(b) Above male authors.
(c) The library carries only female authors.
(d) Below male authors.

2. Which of the following facts is NOT true about Oshima's cabin in the woods?
(a) It has only one room.
(b) It does not have a bathroom.
(c) It does not have electricity.
(d) It does not have phone reception.

3. What is the first place Kafka visits when he has successfully run away from home?
(a) The movie theater.
(b) The library.
(c) The church.
(d) The shopping mall.

4. When Kafka wakes from his blackout, what is he covered in?
(a) Tar.
(b) Water.
(c) Blood.
(d) Feathers.

5. Where does Johnny Walker keep the severed heads of the cats he has sacrificed?
(a) On his bookshelf.
(b) In the freezer.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In a display case.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first meal Oshima and Kafka eat together?

2. How old was Mrs. Saeki when she first fell in love?

3. Which of the following statements best describes Kafka's physicality?

4. Where has Oshima found a job for Kafka?

5. Why does Crow make fun of Kafka while they are staying in Oshima's cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Goma?

2. What does Hoshino do during the time that Nakata sleeps at their hotel?

3. What trade did Nakata learn when he was in elementary school?

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

5. How does the police officer on duty react to Nakata's confession of stabbing a man to death?

6. What happened to the elementary school teacher and her class in November, 1944?

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

8. Who is Sakura?

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

10. What confession does Oshima make when the stern women accuse him of being misogynistic?

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