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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Oshima warn Kafka about the woods surrounding his cabin?
(a) It is full of bears.
(b) It is very easy to get lost in them.
(c) It gets very dark.
(d) He does not warn Kafka about the woods.

3. What type of people did Mrs. Saeki write a book about?
(a) People who had been struck by lightning.
(b) People who had been abandoned as children.
(c) People who had died and come back to life.
(d) People who had unusual animals as pets.

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

5. What did the elementary school teacher use to wipe away her blood while out with the children in the woods?
(a) Towels.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Paper.
(d) Her socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kafka's last name?

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

3. Where does Oshima find Kafka a place to sleep?

4. In which Japanese city does Kafka live?

5. How does Nakata react when he sees some bikers beating a man at the truck stop?

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