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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the doctors transport the unconscious children away from the site where they fell?
(a) On stretchers.
(b) On bikes.
(c) On the back of a pickup.
(d) By helicopter.

2. Which of the following books does Kafka read in the hotel room where he is sleeping?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Arabian Nights.
(c) The Grapes of Wrath.
(d) The Catcher in the Rye.

3. What does Kafka claim to be in order to get a discounted rate at his hotel?
(a) A student.
(b) A millionaire.
(c) An orphan.
(d) A runaway.

4. How long is the first bus ride on the day that Kafka runs away from home?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Eight hours.
(d) Six hours.

5. What is the first place Kafka visits when he has successfully run away from home?
(a) The church.
(b) The movie theater.
(c) The library.
(d) The shopping mall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the children failed to awaken after reaching the hospital?

2. Which of the following short stories by Franz Kafka does Kafka discuss with Oshima?

3. What is the name of Kafka's imaginary companion?

4. What is the name of the young boy who did NOT awaken after the mushroom incident in the woods?

5. Which of the following characters suggests that Nakata finds the other half of his soul?

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