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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which Japanese city does Kafka live?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Osaka.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Hiroshima.

2. Where was Mrs. Saeki's boyfriend killed?
(a) At a book sale.
(b) At a rock concert.
(c) At a student protest.
(d) At a birthday party.

3. Which of the following characters claims to have been born with both female and male genitalia?
(a) Mrs. Saeki.
(b) Nakata.
(c) Oshima.
(d) Kafka.

4. When Doctor Nakazawa first responded to the unconscious children, what did he think happened to them?
(a) He thought they were shot.
(b) He thought they were poisoned.
(c) He thought they were feverish.
(d) He thought they were faking.

5. What complaint do the two stern women make about the staff at the public library?
(a) That the library is overstaffed.
(b) That the library staff is unintelligent.
(c) That the library is understaffed.
(d) That the library staff is rude.

6. How many of the children failed to awaken after reaching the hospital?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) All of the children.

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

8. How old was Mrs. Saeki when she first fell in love?
(a) 16.
(b) 26.
(c) 36.
(d) 46.

9. What did the elementary school teacher bring the children into the woods to pick on the day they passed out?
(a) Apples.
(b) Berries.
(c) Almonds.
(d) Mushrooms.

10. What is Kafka's last name?
(a) Mafura.
(b) Tamura.
(c) Katura.
(d) Hakura.

11. Where are women authors shelved in the public library?
(a) The library carries only female authors.
(b) Mixed in with the male authors.
(c) Above male authors.
(d) Below male authors.

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

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

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

15. Who does Nakata remind Hoshino of?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mrs. Saeki's boyfriend's family sell for a living?

3. Which direction does Nakata want to travel on the Tomei Highway?

4. Who wrote the song "Kafka on the Shore"?

5. What did the elementary school teacher claim to see in the sky right before the children passed out in the woods?

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