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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following short stories by Franz Kafka does Kafka discuss with Oshima?
(a) The Hunger Artists.
(b) In the Penal Colony.
(c) Contemplation.
(d) Metamorphosis.

2. Which part of the paralyzed cats' bodies does Johnny Walker eat while Nakata looks on, horrified?
(a) Their hearts.
(b) Their tongues.
(c) Their eyes.
(d) Their brains.

3. Where is Sakura going when she boards the same bus as Kafka?
(a) She is going to visit family.
(b) She is running away from home.
(c) She is heading back to college.
(d) She is going to a job interview.

4. What did the elementary school teacher claim to see in the sky right before the children passed out in the woods?
(a) A crow.
(b) An airplane.
(c) An atom bomb.
(d) A ghost.

5. Why do the two stern women complain about the bathrooms at the public library?
(a) Because there is too long a line.
(b) Because there are no bathrooms.
(c) Because they are unisex.
(d) Because they are dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though he is mentally challenged, what is Nakata extremely adept at finding?

2. Who wrote the song "Kafka on the Shore"?

3. Where are women authors shelved in the public library?

4. Which of the following facts is NOT true about Oshima's cabin in the woods?

5. Which of the following facts is NOT true about Nakata?

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