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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mrs. Saeki's spirit?
(a) She has no name.
(b) Keiko.
(c) Ying.
(d) Sakura.

2. When Nakata falls asleep, how long does he usually slumber?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

3. Which of the following items is NOT a theme in the song "Kafka on the Shore"?
(a) Cats.
(b) Knives.
(c) Fish.
(d) The Sphynx.

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

5. When Mrs. Saeki rests her hand on Nakata's chest, what rushes into him?
(a) Light.
(b) Blood.
(c) Love.
(d) Memories.

6. Which of the following phrases does Mrs. Saeki use to describe herself?
(a) A mysterious soul.
(b) A boundless body.
(c) A separated whole.
(d) An incomplete shadow.

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

8. What classical musician is the topic of conversation at the coffee shop that Hoshino frequents?
(a) Bach.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Beethoven.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the one thing that Hoshino wishes he could change about himself?

3. After Nakata dies, who inherits his ability to understand animals?

4. Which of the following Greek mythologies is a parallel to Kafka's life?

5. What does Nakata decide is the location where the portal from the entrance stone has been opened?

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