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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 characters accidentally admits to being from the same area where Kafka's father was murdered?
(a) Mrs. Saeki.
(b) Hoshino.
(c) Nakata.
(d) Oshima.

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) Burn them.
(d) Deliver them to her son.

3. Which of the following images is the subject of a painting hanging in Kafka's bedroom at the library?
(a) A boy at the beach.
(b) A girl eating ice cream.
(c) A basket of fruit.
(d) Two kittens with a ball of yarn.

4. What weather storms into the city after Hoshino steals the entrance stone?
(a) Hail.
(b) Snow.
(c) Tornados.
(d) Rain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Kafka's father when he was struck by lightning?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Hoshino does to pass the time while Nakata sleeps?

3. How does the entrance stone change before it opens?

4. What type of store does Oshima's brother own?

5. Whose home does the cabin in the desolate village remind Kafka of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Kafka decide to do with his life after emerging from Limbo?

3. How does Mrs. Saeki react when Kafka confronts her about the possibility that she is his mother?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Mrs. Saeki respond when Nakata bursts into her office demanding to talk about the entrance stone?

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

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

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