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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Kafka's relationship with his father?
(a) Abusive.
(b) Distant.
(c) Loving.
(d) Strained.

2. 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 staff is rude.
(d) That the library is overstaffed.

3. What is the name of the cat that was run over by a bicycle and is now a bit slow?
(a) Goma.
(b) Kawamura.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Sada.

4. 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) Nakata.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Fugi.

5. Which of the following characters suggests that Nakata finds the other half of his soul?
(a) Mimi.
(b) Goma.
(c) Sada.
(d) Otsuka.

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

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

8. When the teacher was beating a child in the woods, what emotion does she claim overtook her?
(a) Anger.
(b) Euphoria.
(c) Panic.
(d) Confusion.

9. When Kafka first meets Sakura, what does he wonder about her?
(a) If she is his aunt.
(b) If she is his mother.
(c) If she is his sister.
(d) If she is his girlfriend.

10. What does Johnny Walker promise to give to Nakata in exchange for his help?
(a) Eternal life.
(b) Goma.
(c) A bag of gold coins.
(d) His memory back.

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

12. Which of the following facts is true regarding Kafka's sister?
(a) She was murdered when she was seven.
(b) She is younger than Kafka.
(c) She is adopted.
(d) She is living in Dubai.

13. How does Nakata react when he sees some bikers beating a man at the truck stop?
(a) He is enraged.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is terrified.

14. What request does Johnny Walker make of Nakata?
(a) He asks Nakata to kill him.
(b) He asks Nakata to pray for him.
(c) He asks Nakata to turn him in to the police.
(d) He asks Nakata to catch cats for him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the elementary school teacher bring the children into the woods to pick on the day they passed out?

2. What trade did Nakata learn when he was in elementary school?

3. Which of the following facts is NOT true about Nakata?

4. What is Kafka's last name?

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

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