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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Crow make fun of Kafka while they are staying in Oshima's cottage?
(a) For being afraid.
(b) For being unable to swim.
(c) For being homesick.
(d) For sleeping too much.

2. What word fills in the note that Oshima wrote in the margins of Kafka's book: "One must act responsibly for one's ________"?
(a) Family.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Actions.

3. Who prophesies that fish will fall from the sky?
(a) Oshima.
(b) Hoshino.
(c) Mrs. Saeki.
(d) Nakata.

4. How does the police officer react when Nakata admits to Johnny Walker's murder?
(a) He ignores Nakata completely.
(b) He is confused by the admission.
(c) He does not believe him.
(d) He arrests him immediately.

5. Which of the following family members does Sakura share an apartment with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children were found unconscious in the woods by their elementary school teacher?

2. Which of the following facts is true regarding Kafka's sister?

3. What does Johnny Walker promise to give to Nakata in exchange for his help?

4. How long is the first bus ride on the day that Kafka runs away from home?

5. What does Dr. Shigenori Tsukayama conclude happened to the children in the clearing?

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