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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nakata claim is the only joy in his life?
(a) The company of cats.
(b) The love of the church.
(c) The thrill of a mystery.
(d) The comfort of a good book.

2. Who wrote the song "Kafka on the Shore"?
(a) Mrs. Saeki.
(b) Kafka.
(c) Nakata.
(d) Oshima.

3. Where does Doctor Nakazawa practice his medicine?
(a) In the countryside.
(b) In the army.
(c) In the city.
(d) In the town.

4. Where was Mrs. Saeki's boyfriend killed?
(a) At a student protest.
(b) At a book sale.
(c) At a birthday party.
(d) At a rock concert.

5. Where does Sakura's boyfriend live?
(a) In Japan.
(b) In China.
(c) In Burma.
(d) In Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Oshima found a job for Kafka?

2. What does Johnny Walker claim to be building from the souls of dead cats?

3. What is the name of Kafka's imaginary companion?

4. Which of the following characters claims to have been born with both female and male genitalia?

5. When Kafka first meets Sakura, what does he wonder about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johnny Walker keep stored in his walk-in freezer?

2. What does Hoshino do during the time that Nakata sleeps at their hotel?

3. What unusual prophecy does Nakata make before leaving the police station?

4. How does Crow react to Kafka's fear when he is alone in the cabin in the woods?

5. How does Kafka react when Sakura begins telling him about her boyfriend, who lives in Tokyo?

6. What is Goma?

7. Who is Hoshino, and why does he decide to take Nakata on the road with him?

8. Who is Sakura?

9. What confession does Oshima make when the stern women accuse him of being misogynistic?

10. How does the police officer on duty react to Nakata's confession of stabbing a man to death?

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