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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. Which of the following adjectives best describes Kafka's relationship with his father?

2. What does Kafka claim to be in order to get a discounted rate at his hotel?

3. What type of animal is Goma?

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes the man who calls himself Johnny Walker?

5. How does Kafka repay Sakura for letting him sleep on her couch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization does the white cat, Otsuka, make about Nakata?

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

3. What happened to the man that Mrs. Saeki fell in love with as a teenager?

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

5. How does Kafka react to the presence of the young woman's spirit in his bedroom?

6. How does Crow react to Kafka's fear when he is alone in the cabin in the woods?

7. How does Kafka negotiate a cheaper rate at the hotel where he is staying?

8. What warning does Oshima give to Kafka before dropping him off at the cabin in the woods?

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

10. How does Johnny Walker entice Nakata to kill him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The woods surrounding Oshima's cabin are a place of great wonder to Kafka. First, explain Kafka's initial reaction to the woods and explain how his opinion of this place changed throughout the course of the novel. Then, give at least two examples of lessons Kafka learned about nature due to the time he spent in Oshima's woods.

Essay Topic 2

Johnny Walker is a malevolent character who seeks entrance to the afterlife. First, describe the character of Johnny Walker and the way that he meets Nakata. Then, explain the way that Johnny Walker has been living and through what means he steals the souls of living creatures. Finally, explain why Nakata was given no choice but to kill Johnny Walker.

Essay Topic 3

While at the cabin, Oshima gives Kafka an ominous warning about the soldiers who visited these woods during the war. According to history, what happened to these soldiers when they were in Oshima's woods? What is Oshima worried will happen to Kafka if he ventures too far away from the cabin?

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