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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 activity is Kafka partaking in when Oshima finally returns to take him away from the cottage?
(a) He is cooking.
(b) He is sunbathing.
(c) He is swimming.
(d) He is exercising.

2. What is the name of Kafka's father?
(a) Franz Tamura.
(b) Koichi Tamura.
(c) Manga Tamura.
(d) Yoshi Tamura.

3. What does Oshima warn Kafka about the woods surrounding his cabin?
(a) It is very easy to get lost in them.
(b) It is full of bears.
(c) It gets very dark.
(d) He does not warn Kafka about the woods.

4. In what year did the elementary school teacher admit to lying to authorities about what happened in the woods that day?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1982.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Shigenori Tsukayama conclude happened to the children in the clearing?

2. Where has Oshima found a job for Kafka?

3. What is the first place Kafka visits when he has successfully run away from home?

4. Where does Johnny Walker keep the severed heads of the cats he has sacrificed?

5. When Kafka wakes from his blackout, who does he first call for help?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trade did Nakata learn when he was in elementary school?

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

3. In what situation is it possible for a body and soul to become separated without the body dying?

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

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

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

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

8. What complaints do the two serious women make about the library where Oshima and Kafka work?

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

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

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