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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. Which of the following books does Kafka read in the hotel room where he is sleeping?
(a) The Catcher in the Rye.
(b) The Grapes of Wrath.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Arabian Nights.

2. How does Kafka repay Sakura for letting him sleep on her couch?
(a) He buys her a bouquet of flowers.
(b) He leaves a twenty dollar bill on the counter.
(c) He cleans her apartment.
(d) He has the oil changed in her car.

3. Which of the following organizations helps Kafka find a cheap hotel to stay in?
(a) ARMY.
(b) SIDS.
(c) AARP.
(d) YMCA.

4. Whose photograph does Kafka take with him when he runs away from home?
(a) His sister's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) His own.
(d) His father's.

5. Which direction does Nakata want to travel on the Tomei Highway?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following activities is NOT a part of Kafka's daily routine?

2. When Doctor Nakazawa first responded to the unconscious children, what did he think happened to them?

3. Which of the following short stories by Franz Kafka does Kafka discuss with Oshima?

4. What does Natsume Soseki do for a living?

5. What did Mrs. Saeki's boyfriend's family sell for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization does the white cat, Otsuka, make about Nakata?

2. What strange proposition does Johnny Walker make to Nakata?

3. What does the elementary school teacher admit is the truth of what happened to Nakata in the woods?

4. What happened to the elementary school teacher and her class in November, 1944?

5. What advice does Crow give to Kafka before they run away together?

6. What hypothesis does Doctor Shigenori Tsukayama make about what happened to the school children in the woods?

7. Who is Sakura?

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

9. How does Kafka spend his first day of freedom in the city?

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

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