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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Kafka when he decides to run away from home?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Seventeen.

2. Which of the following short stories by Franz Kafka does Kafka discuss with Oshima?
(a) The Hunger Artists.
(b) Metamorphosis.
(c) In the Penal Colony.
(d) Contemplation.

3. Which of the following items is NOT a theme in the song "Kafka on the Shore"?
(a) Cats.
(b) Fish.
(c) The Sphynx.
(d) Knives.

4. Which of the following spirits frequents Kafka's bedroom while he is sleeping?
(a) A scarred infant child.
(b) A scruffy old man.
(c) A beautiful young woman.
(d) A middle-aged man in a business suit.

5. On the day the children collapsed in the woods, how did the teacher describe her emotional state?
(a) Euphoric.
(b) Unhinged.
(c) Scattered.
(d) Depressed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following weather storms hits Kafka while he is wandering through the woods at Oshima's cottage?

3. What is the first thing Nakata requests after waking from his nap?

4. Where does Johnny Walker keep the severed heads of the cats he has sacrificed?

5. What creature falls from the sky while Nakata is watching the beating at the truck stop?

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