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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 is NOT something Hoshino does to pass the time while Nakata sleeps?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Eating food.
(c) Drinking alcohol.
(d) Gambling.

2. What relationship does Kafka think he has with Mrs. Saeki?
(a) He thinks Mrs. Saeki is his sister.
(b) He thinks Mrs. Saeki is his grandmother.
(c) He thinks Mrs. Saeki is his mother.
(d) He thinks Mrs. Saeki is his aunt.

3. What does Kafka feel connected to in nature as he is wandering through the woods?
(a) The scents.
(b) The rhythm.
(c) The songs.
(d) The cadence.

4. What classical musician is the topic of conversation at the coffee shop that Hoshino frequents?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Bach.
(d) Beethoven.

5. How does Hoshino carry the entrance stone back to his hotel room?
(a) In a wagon.
(b) In a taxi cab.
(c) In a backpack.
(d) In his pocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mrs. Saeki when she opened the entrance stone for the first time?

2. When Mrs. Saeki rests her hand on Nakata's chest, what rushes into him?

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

4. Who do the police suspect has hired Nakata as a hit man?

5. What is the name of the philosopher that the prostitute recites, that Hoshino meets?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Crow encounters Johnny Walker in the enchanted woods?

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

6. How does Kafka react when he is approached by the Japanese soldiers in Oshima's woods?

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

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

9. Who is Colonel Sanders?

10. Why did Mrs. Saeki first open the entrance stone?

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