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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did the elementary school teacher admit to lying to authorities about what happened in the woods that day?
2. What did the elementary school teacher use to wipe away her blood while out with the children in the woods?
3. On the day the children collapsed in the woods, how did the teacher describe her emotional state?
4. Which of the elementary school teacher's relatives was drafted to fight in the war on the day the children collapsed in the woods?
5. How many of the children failed to awaken after reaching the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Kafka wakes from a blackout at a religious shrine?
2. What realization does the white cat, Otsuka, make about Nakata?
3. What note does Sakura leave for Kafka when she leaves for work in the morning?
4. What are the themes of the song "Kafka on the Shore"?
5. What advice does Crow give to Kafka before they run away together?
6. What regimen does Kafka adopt and exercise everyday that he is away from home?
7. In what state does Oshima find Kafka when he returns to the cabin to bring Kafka home?
8. What hypothesis does Doctor Shigenori Tsukayama make about what happened to the school children in the woods?
9. How does Kafka spend his first day of freedom in the city?
10. What strange proposition does Johnny Walker make to Nakata?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Both Kafka and Nakata are inexplicably drawn to Southern Japan in search of healing. First, describe the circumstances that draws each man away from his home. Then, compare / contrast the relief each man finds upon finally reaching his destination.
Essay Topic 2
The face of evil took many different forms in this novel - Johnny Walker, Colonel Sanders, and the white salamander. First, describe how each of these creatures embodied the force of evil. Then, explain why each of these beings was so intent on opening the entrance stone.
Essay Topic 3
While at the cabin, Oshima gives Kafka an ominous warning about the soldiers who visited these woods during the war. According to history, what happened to these soldiers when they were in Oshima's woods? What is Oshima worried will happen to Kafka if he ventures too far away from the cabin?
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