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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 type of animal is Goma?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A fish.

2. What is Kafka's last name?
(a) Tamura.
(b) Katura.
(c) Mafura.
(d) Hakura.

3. Which of the following characters claims to have been born with both female and male genitalia?
(a) Oshima.
(b) Mrs. Saeki.
(c) Nakata.
(d) Kafka.

4. When Kafka wakes from his blackout, what is he covered in?
(a) Tar.
(b) Water.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Blood.

5. Who does Nakata ask for help in purchasing a train ticket?
(a) An elderly black man.
(b) A white tabby cat.
(c) Two school children.
(d) Two business women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Johnny Walker promise to give to Nakata in exchange for his help?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes the man who calls himself Johnny Walker?

3. Where did Mrs. Saeki's boyfriend attend school?

4. How many children were found unconscious in the woods by their elementary school teacher?

5. How old is Kafka when he decides to run away from home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Nakata react to Johnny Walker's request to kill him?

4. What does Kafka steal from his father before he runs away from home?

5. In what state does Oshima find Kafka when he returns to the cabin to bring Kafka home?

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

7. What are the themes of the song "Kafka on the Shore"?

8. Who is Sakura?

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

10. Who is Adolf Eichmann, and what note did Oshima scribble in the margins of his book?

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