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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. What does Colonel Sanders do for a living?
(a) He is a pimp.
(b) He is a drug dealer.
(c) He is a hit man.
(d) He is a con man.

2. How was Mrs. Saeki punished for opening the entrance stone?
(a) With everlasting life.
(b) With a song that would never leave her head.
(c) With no memory of her past.
(d) With the inability to love.

3. Where does Oshima find a copy of Mrs. Saeki's hit song on vinyl?
(a) In the library's collection.
(b) On the Internet.
(c) In a garbage dump.
(d) In his mother's collection.

4. When Nakata falls asleep, how long does he usually slumber?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

5. How does Nakata feel after the entrance stone is flipped?
(a) Tired.
(b) Excited.
(c) Confused.
(d) Hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the entrance stone change before it opens?

2. What is the name of Mrs. Saeki's spirit?

3. What does the word "Kafka" translate to from Czech?

4. Who is the director of the films that Hoshino watches back to back?

5. From where did Hoshino steal the entrance stone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Hoshino get into with the elderly coffee shop owner the day that the entrance stone is flipped?

2. How does Mrs. Saeki react when Kafka confronts her about the possibility that she is his mother?

3. What does Mrs. Saeki ask Nakata to do with her memoirs?

4. How does evil try to escape Limbo?

5. How does Hoshino care for Nakata after he dies?

6. Who is Colonel Sanders?

7. How does Mrs. Saeki convince Kafka to leave the world of the deserted village and go back where he belongs?

8. What arrangements does Colonel Sanders make for Nakata and Hoshino while the police are on their manhunt?

9. While wandering through the woods, what disturbing dream does Kafka have about Sakura?

10. How do Nakata and Hoshino know that the entrance stone is working?

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