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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who closes the entrance stone?
(a) Hoshino.
(b) Kafka.
(c) Mrs. Saeki.
(d) Oshima.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Which of the following Greek mythologies is a parallel to Kafka's life?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Pan.
(d) Hercules.

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

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

11. What part of Hoshino's body pains him until Nakata fixes it for him?
(a) His spine.
(b) His ankle.
(c) He neck.
(d) His knees.

12. How does Johnny Walker react when someone tries to kill him in the woods?
(a) He weeps.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He faints.
(d) He ignores the attack completely.

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

14. How does Hoshino carry the entrance stone back to his hotel room?
(a) In a wagon.
(b) In a backpack.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) In a taxi cab.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship does Kafka think he has with Mrs. Saeki?

2. What does Kafka bring with him into the woods in case he should decide to kill himself?

3. What is the first thing Nakata requests after waking from his nap?

4. How long have Hoshino and Nakata spent together by the time Nakato dies?

5. Which of the following groups of people disappeared in the woods near Oshima's cabin?

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