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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Mrs. Saeki trying to save when she opened the entrance stone?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Herself.

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

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

4. How old was Mrs. Saeki when she opened the entrance stone for the first time?
(a) 10.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

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

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

7. Who is asked to kill evil before it can escape through the entrance stone?
(a) Hoshino.
(b) Kafka.
(c) Oshina.
(d) Nakata.

8. Which character reminds Kafka that "love is accompanied by sadness"?
(a) Oshima.
(b) Hoshino.
(c) Mrs.Saeki.
(d) Nakata.

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

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

11. Which of the following spirits frequents Kafka's bedroom while he is sleeping?
(a) A scruffy old man.
(b) A scarred infant child.
(c) A beautiful young woman.
(d) A middle-aged man in a business suit.

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

13. What is pachinko?
(a) A child's toy.
(b) A gambling game.
(c) Footwear.
(d) A type of sticky rice.

14. Which of the following is NOT something that ceases to matter in the deserted village?
(a) Memory.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Time.
(d) Love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Saeki think is the boy from the painting in the library?

2. Where was Kafka's father when he was struck by lightning?

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

4. What type of store does Oshima's brother own?

5. What is the only situation in which a human soul can live outside of a living body?

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