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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. Whose spirit does Mrs. Saeki think is living inside Kafka's body?
(a) She thinks Kafka has an empty soul.
(b) Kafka's father's.
(c) Franz Kafka's.
(d) Her dead lover's.

2. What does Mrs. Saeki ask Nakata to do with the stack of papers she has written about her life?
(a) Publish them.
(b) Treasure them.
(c) Deliver them to her son.
(d) Burn them.

3. What film does Kafka watch upon arriving at the desolate village?
(a) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
(b) The Wizard of Oz.
(c) The Sound of Music.
(d) Mary Poppins.

4. How long have Hoshino and Nakata spent together by the time Nakato dies?
(a) Six months.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two days.

5. What does Colonel Sanders do for a living?
(a) He is a pimp.
(b) He is a drug dealer.
(c) He is a con man.
(d) He is a hit man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Saeki claim defines Kafka even though he is very young?

2. What is the name of Mrs. Saeki's spirit?

3. Which of the following Greek mythologies is a parallel to Kafka's life?

4. Which of the following is NOT something that ceases to matter in the deserted village?

5. What is the first thing Nakata requests after waking from his nap?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the two soldiers that went for a walk in the woods surrounding Oshima's cabin?

2. How does Mrs. Saeki convince Kafka to leave the world of the deserted village and go back where he belongs?

3. Who is Colonel Sanders?

4. What does Mrs. Saeki ask Nakata to do with her memoirs?

5. How does evil try to escape Limbo?

6. What happens with Mrs. Saeki sleepwalks into Kafka's bedroom?

7. Why does Colonel Sanders bring Hoshino to the religious shrine?

8. What conversation does Hoshino get into with the elderly coffee shop owner the day that the entrance stone is flipped?

9. How does Kafka react to the desolate village that the Japanese soldiers guide him to?

10. How does Hoshino care for Nakata after he dies?

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