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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 38-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose photograph does Kafka take with him when he runs away from home?
(a) His own.
(b) His sister's.
(c) His father's.
(d) His mother's.

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Kafka's relationship with his father?
(a) Loving.
(b) Distant.
(c) Strained.
(d) Abusive.

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

4. When Doctor Nakazawa first responded to the unconscious children, what did he think happened to them?
(a) He thought they were poisoned.
(b) He thought they were faking.
(c) He thought they were feverish.
(d) He thought they were shot.

5. Which of the following Greek mythologies is a parallel to Kafka's life?
(a) Pan.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Oedipus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the director of the films that Hoshino watches back to back?

2. While sleeping at Oshima's cottage in the woods, where does Kafka sleep at night?

3. What dream does Kafka have about Sakura when he is lost in the woods?

4. What does Kafka bring with him into the woods in case he should decide to kill himself?

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

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