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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 images is the subject of a painting hanging in Kafka's bedroom at the library?
(a) A girl eating ice cream.
(b) A boy at the beach.
(c) A basket of fruit.
(d) Two kittens with a ball of yarn.

2. Where was Kafka's father when he was struck by lightning?
(a) In the shower.
(b) At the golf course.
(c) Swimming in the ocean.
(d) At the apple orchard.

3. What is the only situation in which a human soul can live outside of a living body?
(a) There is no way for the soul and body to be separated.
(b) If the soul has been split.
(c) If the body is evil.
(d) If the soul is angelic.

4. On what day do Nakata and Hoshino arrive at the library?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. Which of the following groups of people disappeared in the woods near Oshima's cabin?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Convicts.
(d) Children.

6. After Nakata dies, who inherits his ability to understand animals?
(a) Oshima.
(b) Hoshino.
(c) Kafka.
(d) The ability is lost forever.

7. What is the one thing that Hoshino wishes he could change about himself?
(a) He wishes he was better looking.
(b) He wishes he was thinner.
(c) He wishes he was smarter.
(d) He wishes he was stronger.

8. Which of the following is NOT something that ceases to matter in the deserted village?
(a) Memory.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Time.
(d) Love.

9. What does Mrs. Saeki claim defines Kafka even though he is very young?
(a) Bravery.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Charm.
(d) Integrity.

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

11. Who is the only other person that Kafka encounters as he is wandering through the woods?
(a) A Japanese soldier.
(b) He does not encounter any other person.
(c) Mrs. Saeki's spirit.
(d) A small, frightened girl.

12. What is the name of Oshima's only brother?
(a) Hada.
(b) Lada.
(c) Sada.
(d) Fada.

13. What type of store does Oshima's brother own?
(a) A tuxedo shop.
(b) A surf shop.
(c) A cake shop.
(d) A pet shop.

14. Who does Hoshino wait to hear from before closing the entrance stone?
(a) Colonel Sanders.
(b) Kafka.
(c) Johnny Walker.
(d) Mrs. Saeki.

15. What relationship does Kafka think he has with Mrs. Saeki?
(a) He thinks Mrs. Saeki is his grandmother.
(b) He thinks Mrs. Saeki is his mother.
(c) He thinks Mrs. Saeki is his aunt.
(d) He thinks Mrs. Saeki is his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mrs. Saeki trying to save when she opened the entrance stone?

2. What dream does Kafka have about Sakura when he is lost in the woods?

3. What does Colonel Sanders do for a living?

4. How was Mrs. Saeki punished for opening the entrance stone?

5. What form does pure evil take when it tries to sneak through the entrance stone?

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