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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. Where does Kafka embrace Mrs. Saeki for the first time?
(a) At the grocery store.
(b) At the beach.
(c) At the library.
(d) At the movie theater.

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

3. How old is Mrs. Saeki's spirit that keeps Kafka company in the deserted village?
(a) Five years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Fifteen years old.
(d) Ten years old.

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

5. What is the one thing that Hoshino wishes he could change about himself?
(a) He wishes he was stronger.
(b) He wishes he was smarter.
(c) He wishes he was thinner.
(d) He wishes he was better looking.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Hoshino steal the entrance stone?

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

3. Where does Oshima find a copy of Mrs. Saeki's hit song on vinyl?

4. What weather storms into the city after Hoshino steals the entrance stone?

5. Which war does Oshima have a fantasy of fighting in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Colonel Sanders?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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