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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. How does Mrs. Saeki react when Nakata begs to speak with her about the entrance stone?
(a) She calls the police.
(b) She kicks Nakata out of her office.
(c) She closes the door for privacy.
(d) She pretends not to know what Nakata is talking about.

2. How does Nakata feel after the entrance stone is flipped?
(a) Hungry.
(b) Tired.
(c) Confused.
(d) Excited.

3. What happens to Mrs. Saeki after Nakata leaves the library?
(a) She dies.
(b) She begins to weep.
(c) She is arrested.
(d) She faints.

4. What beverage does Kafka bring to Mrs. Saeki every day at the same time?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Sake.
(d) Wine.

5. How was Mrs. Saeki punished for opening the entrance stone?
(a) With no memory of her past.
(b) With a song that would never leave her head.
(c) With the inability to love.
(d) With everlasting life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only situation in which a human soul can live outside of a living body?

2. What does Nakata decide is the location where the portal from the entrance stone has been opened?

3. What relationship does Kafka think he has with Mrs. Saeki?

4. On what day do Nakata and Hoshino arrive at the library?

5. What is pachinko?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Colonel Sanders explain his physical form to Hoshino?

2. What is the origin of Kafka's name?

3. Why does Oshima wake Kafka in the middle of the night with a frantic phone call?

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

5. While wandering through the woods, what disturbing dream does Kafka have about Sakura?

6. What happens to Nakata when Mrs. Saeki rests her hands against his chest?

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

8. What book did Mrs.Saeki write after collecting interviews?

9. What arrangements does Colonel Sanders make for Nakata and Hoshino while the police are on their manhunt?

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

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