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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 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.

2. On what day do Nakata and Hoshino arrive at the library?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

3. What does Mrs. Saeki claim defines Kafka even though he is very young?
(a) Charm.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Wisdom.

4. Whose home does the cabin in the desolate village remind Kafka of?
(a) His father's.
(b) Sakura's.
(c) Oshima's.
(d) Nakata's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who closes the entrance stone?

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

3. What form does pure evil take when it tries to sneak through the entrance stone?

4. Which of the following characters accidentally admits to being from the same area where Kafka's father was murdered?

5. What film does Kafka watch upon arriving at the desolate village?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does evil try to escape Limbo?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How do Nakata and Hoshino know that the entrance stone is working?

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