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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 38-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kafka claim to be in order to get a discounted rate at his hotel?
(a) A student.
(b) A runaway.
(c) A millionaire.
(d) An orphan.

2. Which of Nakata's relatives lost all of his money to loan sharks, leaving Nakata destitute?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His brother.
(d) His nephew.

3. What is the only situation in which a human soul can live outside of a living body?
(a) If the soul has been split.
(b) There is no way for the soul and body to be separated.
(c) If the body is evil.
(d) If the soul is angelic.

4. After Nakata murders Johnny Walker, what changes about him?
(a) He can no longer understand cats.
(b) He gets his memory back.
(c) He is suddenly wealthy.
(d) He is no longer illiterate.

5. What complaint do the two stern women make about the staff at the public library?
(a) That the library is understaffed.
(b) That the library staff is unintelligent.
(c) That the library is overstaffed.
(d) That the library staff is rude.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Nakata remind Hoshino of?

3. Where does Doctor Nakazawa practice his medicine?

4. What is the name of the child who discovered the collection of bloody supplies the teacher had been using to clean herself up?

5. Which of the following items is NOT a theme in the song "Kafka on the Shore"?

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