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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long have Hoshino and Nakata spent together by the time Nakato dies?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two months.
(d) Ten days.

2. What does Kafka bring with him into the woods in case he should decide to kill himself?
(a) A handful of arsenic.
(b) A knife.
(c) A noose.
(d) A gun.

3. What weather storms into the city after Hoshino steals the entrance stone?
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Hail.
(d) Tornados.

4. Where does Kafka embrace Mrs. Saeki for the first time?
(a) At the grocery store.
(b) At the beach.
(c) At the movie theater.
(d) At the library.

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

6. What is the name of the philosopher that the prostitute recites, that Hoshino meets?
(a) Marquis de Condorcet.
(b) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
(c) James Boswell.
(d) José Celestino Mutis.

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

8. What does Kafka feel connected to in nature as he is wandering through the woods?
(a) The cadence.
(b) The songs.
(c) The scents.
(d) The rhythm.

9. What is the first thing Nakata requests after waking from his nap?
(a) More sleep.
(b) Water.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothing.

10. Where does Hoshino promise to take Nakata when things blow over with the police?
(a) To an aviary.
(b) To the zoo.
(c) To an aquarium.
(d) To a botanical garden.

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

12. Who has arranged for Nakata to live in the free apartments provided by the government?
(a) His sons.
(b) He arranged it himself.
(c) His parents.
(d) His brothers.

13. What does Colonel Sanders do for a living?
(a) He is a hit man.
(b) He is a drug dealer.
(c) He is a pimp.
(d) He is a con man.

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

15. Whose spirit does Mrs. Saeki think is living inside Kafka's body?
(a) Kafka's father's.
(b) Franz Kafka's.
(c) Her dead lover's.
(d) She thinks Kafka has an empty soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hoshino wait to hear from before closing the entrance stone?

2. What type of people did Mrs. Saeki write a book about?

3. Which of the following is NOT something that ceases to matter in the deserted village?

4. Who is asked to kill evil before it can escape through the entrance stone?

5. What part of Hoshino's body pains him until Nakata fixes it for him?

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