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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. What does Colonel Sanders do for a living?

2. Who does Hoshino wait to hear from before closing the entrance stone?

3. What part of Hoshino's body pains him until Nakata fixes it for him?

4. Who closes the entrance stone?

5. What does the word "Kafka" translate to from Czech?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Colonel Sanders explain his physical form to Hoshino?

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

8. What happens to Nakata when Mrs. Saeki rests her hands against his chest?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the entrance stone is turned, it draws together two wandering souls - Mrs. Saeki and Nakata. First, describe the lives Mrs. Saeki and Nakata had been living before the stone was turned. Then, explain how Mrs. Saeki and Nakata complete each other, and what the effects of their final meeting were.

Essay Topic 2

There are many talking animals in this novel. First, create a list of animal characters and explain their role within the novel. Then, discuss your reaction to the presence of talking animals in an adult novel. Was their integration into the storyline successful? Why or why not? How does their presence make this novel fit into the genre of magical realism?

Essay Topic 3

The woods surrounding Oshima's cabin are a place of great wonder to Kafka. First, explain Kafka's initial reaction to the woods and explain how his opinion of this place changed throughout the course of the novel. Then, give at least two examples of lessons Kafka learned about nature due to the time he spent in Oshima's woods.

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