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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 basket of fruit.
(b) A girl eating ice cream.
(c) Two kittens with a ball of yarn.
(d) A boy at the beach.

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

3. What happens to Mrs. Saeki after Nakata leaves the library?
(a) She dies.
(b) She begins to weep.
(c) She faints.
(d) She is arrested.

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

5. How does the entrance stone change before it opens?
(a) It changes color.
(b) It begins to float.
(c) It grows heavier.
(d) It begins to disappear.

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

7. What does the word "Kafka" translate to from Czech?
(a) Crow.
(b) Black.
(c) Soul.
(d) Bird.

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

9. How does Nakata feel after the entrance stone is flipped?
(a) Excited.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Tired.
(d) Confused.

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

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

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

13. Who tells Hoshino that he is "a spirit - neither god not Buddha"?
(a) Nataka.
(b) Colonel Sanders.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Johnny Walker.

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

15. 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 body is evil.
(c) If the soul is angelic.
(d) If the soul has been split.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who closes the entrance stone?

3. What is pachinko?

4. On what day do Nakata and Hoshino arrive at the library?

5. How does Mrs. Saeki react when Nakata begs to speak with her about the entrance stone?

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