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Kafka on the Shore Quiz

Haruki Murakami
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Kafka on the Shore Quiz

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1)

Which of the following weather storms hits Kafka while he is wandering through the woods at Oshima's cottage? (from Chapters 15-17)

Hail.
Sleet.
Snow.
Rain.
2)

After Nakata dies, who inherits his ability to understand animals? (from The Boy Named Crow (2), 47-49)

Oshima.
Hoshino.
Kafka.
The ability is lost forever.
3)

How does Nakata kill Johnny Walker? (from Chapters 18-21)

He stabs him.
He poisons him.
He shoots him.
He drowns him.
4)

Which of the following words completes this phrase which Johnny Walker said to Nakata: "This is a war and you'll learn how to ___________"? (from Chapters 15-17)

Live.
Survive.
Engage.
Kill.
5)

After Nakata murders Johnny Walker, what changes about him? (from Chapters 18-21)

He gets his memory back.
He is suddenly wealthy.
He can no longer understand cats.
He is no longer illiterate.
6)

Who does Nakata remind Hoshino of? (from Chapters 22-24)

His father.
His grandfather.
His brother.
His uncle.
7)

What is the name of Mrs. Saeki's spirit? (from The Boy Named Crow (2), 47-49)

Keiko.
Ying.
Sakura.
She has no name.
8)

Who is asked to kill evil before it can escape through the entrance stone? (from The Boy Named Crow (2), 47-49)

Oshina.
Kafka.
Hoshino.
Nakata.
9)

How does Nakata react when he sees some bikers beating a man at the truck stop? (from Chapters 22-24)

He is terrified.
He is confused.
He is amused.
He is enraged.
10)

How long does Kafka spend unattended at Oshima's cottage? (from Chapters 18-21)

Three years.
Three months.
Three days.
Three weeks.
11)

What weather storms into the city after Hoshino steals the entrance stone? (from Chapters 34-37)

Hail.
Tornados.
Snow.
Rain.
12)

How old was Nakata when his mentor died, closing the shop where they both worked? (from Chapters 22-24)

40.
10.
20.
60.
13)

Where was Mrs. Saeki's boyfriend killed? (from Chapters 18-21)

At a book sale.
At a student protest.
At a birthday party.
At a rock concert.
14)

How old was Mrs. Saeki when she opened the entrance stone for the first time? (from Chapters 38-42)

20.
40.
30.
10.
15)

Which part of the paralyzed cats' bodies does Johnny Walker eat while Nakata looks on, horrified? (from Chapters 15-17)

Their eyes.
Their brains.
Their tongues.
Their hearts.
16)

How does Hoshino carry the entrance stone back to his hotel room? (from Chapters 30-33)

In a taxi cab.
In a wagon.
In his pocket.
In a backpack.
17)

Which of the following phrases does Mrs. Saeki use to describe herself? (from Chapters 38-42)

An incomplete shadow.
A separated whole.
A boundless body.
A mysterious soul.
18)

What is pachinko? (from Chapters 25-29)

Footwear.
A type of sticky rice.
A gambling game.
A child's toy.
19)

Who is the only other person that Kafka encounters as he is wandering through the woods? (from Chapters 43-46)

Mrs. Saeki's spirit.
A Japanese soldier.
A small, frightened girl.
He does not encounter any other person.
20)

Which of the following is NOT something that ceases to matter in the deserted village? (from The Boy Named Crow (2), 47-49)

Time.
Love.
Hunger.
Memory.
21)

What party does the political trucker align himself with? (from Chapters 22-24)

Libertarians.
Democrats.
Republicans.
Communists.
22)

What is the name of the philosopher that the prostitute recites, that Hoshino meets? (from Chapters 30-33)

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
James Boswell.
Marquis de Condorcet.
José Celestino Mutis.
23)

What is the name of the city that Nakata is trying to reach by hitchhiking? (from Chapters 22-24)

Yamaguchi.
Fukushima.
Shikoku.
Kagawa.
24)

From where did Hoshino steal the entrance stone? (from Chapters 30-33)

From a cemetery.
From a playground.
From a religious shrine.
From a river.
25)

What request does Johnny Walker make of Nakata? (from Chapters 15-17)

He asks Nakata to kill him.
He asks Nakata to pray for him.
He asks Nakata to catch cats for him.
He asks Nakata to turn him in to the police.
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