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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What dream does Kafka have about Sakura when he is lost in the woods?
(a) That he saves her life.
(b) That he marries her.
(c) That he attacks her.
(d) That he kills her.

4. Whose home does the cabin in the desolate village remind Kafka of?
(a) Nakata's.
(b) His father's.
(c) Sakura's.
(d) Oshima's.

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

6. Who does Mrs. Saeki think is the boy from the painting in the library?
(a) Nakata.
(b) Hoshino.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Oshima.

7. Which of the following characters accidentally admits to being from the same area where Kafka's father was murdered?
(a) Nakata.
(b) Hoshino.
(c) Mrs. Saeki.
(d) Oshima.

8. Which of the following is NOT something Hoshino does to pass the time while Nakata sleeps?
(a) Drinking alcohol.
(b) Eating food.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Reading a book.

9. How old is Mrs. Saeki's spirit that keeps Kafka company in the deserted village?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Five years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Fifteen years old.

10. What film does Kafka watch upon arriving at the desolate village?
(a) Mary Poppins.
(b) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
(c) The Sound of Music.
(d) The Wizard of Oz.

11. Which of the following characters encounters Johnny Walker while walking through the woods?
(a) Kafka.
(b) Crow.
(c) Oshima.
(d) Hoshino.

12. Who is the director of the films that Hoshino watches back to back?
(a) Jean-Luc Godard.
(b) Alain Resnais.
(c) Francois Truffaut.
(d) Claude Chabrol.

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

14. Which of the following characters lies about seeing Kafka in order to protect him from the searching police?
(a) Hoshino.
(b) Mrs. Saeki.
(c) Oshima.
(d) Nakata.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hoshino carry the entrance stone back to his hotel room?

2. What does Colonel Sanders do for a living?

3. Who do the police suspect has hired Nakata as a hit man?

4. Which character reminds Kafka that "love is accompanied by sadness"?

5. From where did Hoshino steal the entrance stone?

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