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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 Grapes of Wrath.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Arabian Nights.
(d) The Catcher in the Rye.

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

3. What does Dr. Shigenori Tsukayama conclude happened to the children in the clearing?
(a) They were stabbed.
(b) They were voodoo victims.
(c) They were poisoned.
(d) They were hypnotized.

4. What did the elementary school teacher use to wipe away her blood while out with the children in the woods?
(a) Towels.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Paper.
(d) Her socks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Crow make fun of Kafka while they are staying in Oshima's cottage?

2. What is Nakata's favorite food?

3. After Nakata murders Johnny Walker, what changes about him?

4. Which famous artist is discovered stabbed to death in his home on the day fish fall from the sky?

5. Where is Sakura going when she boards the same bus as Kafka?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What note does Sakura leave for Kafka when she leaves for work in the morning?

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

4. What conclusion did Doctor Nakazawa reach after testing the sixteen school children found unconscious in the woods?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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