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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cats does Johnny Walker kill before Nakata intervenes?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. How did the doctors transport the unconscious children away from the site where they fell?
(a) By helicopter.
(b) On the back of a pickup.
(c) On stretchers.
(d) On bikes.

3. How many children were found unconscious in the woods by their elementary school teacher?
(a) 16 children.
(b) 24 children.
(c) 32 children.
(d) 40 children.

4. How old was Nakata when his mentor died, closing the shop where they both worked?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 60.
(d) 20.

5. Which famous artist is discovered stabbed to death in his home on the day fish fall from the sky?
(a) A writer.
(b) A sculptor.
(c) A painter.
(d) A dancer.

6. What creature falls from the sky while Nakata is watching the beating at the truck stop?
(a) Leeches.
(b) Maggots.
(c) Scorpions.
(d) Spiders.

7. What do the two stern women accuse Oshima of being?
(a) A racist.
(b) A classist.
(c) A sexist.
(d) An ageist.

8. During what year did the children pass out in the woods?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1944.

9. What is the name of the child who discovered the collection of bloody supplies the teacher had been using to clean herself up?
(a) Yoshi.
(b) Fugi.
(c) Nakata.
(d) Kafka.

10. What activity is Kafka partaking in when Oshima finally returns to take him away from the cottage?
(a) He is sunbathing.
(b) He is cooking.
(c) He is swimming.
(d) He is exercising.

11. Which of the following items is NOT something Kafka steals from his father before running away?
(a) His knife.
(b) His cell phone.
(c) His diary.
(d) His money.

12. How old was Sakura when she ran away from home?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Seventeen.

13. Whose photograph does Kafka take with him when he runs away from home?
(a) His sister's.
(b) His own.
(c) His mother's.
(d) His father's.

14. In which of the following establishments did Nakata invest all of his money?
(a) The Catholic church.
(b) A condo development.
(c) The stock market.
(d) The local lottery.

15. Which of the elementary school teacher's relatives was drafted to fight in the war on the day the children collapsed in the woods?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kafka first meets Sakura, what does he wonder about her?

2. Why does Crow make fun of Kafka while they are staying in Oshima's cottage?

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

4. What does Oshima warn Kafka about the woods surrounding his cabin?

5. Which of the following characters says that, "Fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions"?

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