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

2. When Kafka wakes from his blackout, who does he first call for help?
(a) Nakata.
(b) Crow.
(c) Sakura.
(d) Oshima.

3. What did the elementary school teacher bring the children into the woods to pick on the day they passed out?
(a) Almonds.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Berries.
(d) Apples.

4. What is the name of the cat that was run over by a bicycle and is now a bit slow?
(a) Mimi.
(b) Sada.
(c) Kawamura.
(d) Goma.

5. Where does Johnny Walker keep the severed heads of the cats he has sacrificed?
(a) On his bookshelf.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) In the freezer.
(d) In a display case.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oshima warn Kafka about the woods surrounding his cabin?

2. How old was Sakura when she ran away from home?

3. In which of the following establishments did Nakata invest all of his money?

4. On the day the children collapsed in the woods, how did the teacher describe her emotional state?

5. Which of the following weather storms hits Kafka while he is wandering through the woods at Oshima's cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What regimen does Kafka adopt and exercise everyday that he is away from home?

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

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

4. What happens when Kafka wakes from a blackout at a religious shrine?

5. What happened to the man that Mrs. Saeki fell in love with as a teenager?

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

7. How does Johnny Walker entice Nakata to kill him?

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

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

10. What warning does Oshima give to Kafka before dropping him off at the cabin in the woods?

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