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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements best describes Kafka's physicality?
(a) He looks exactly like his father.
(b) He looks older than his age.
(c) He looks exactly like his mother.
(d) He looks younger than his age.

2. Which of the following spirits frequents Kafka's bedroom while he is sleeping?
(a) A scruffy old man.
(b) A beautiful young woman.
(c) A middle-aged man in a business suit.
(d) A scarred infant child.

3. Which of the elementary school teacher's relatives was drafted to fight in the war on the day the children collapsed in the woods?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her son.

4. How does Kafka repay Sakura for letting him sleep on her couch?
(a) He buys her a bouquet of flowers.
(b) He cleans her apartment.
(c) He leaves a twenty dollar bill on the counter.
(d) He has the oil changed in her car.

5. Which of the following images is the subject of a painting hanging in Kafka's bedroom at the library?
(a) A basket of fruit.
(b) A boy at the beach.
(c) A girl eating ice cream.
(d) Two kittens with a ball of yarn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following Greek mythologies is a parallel to Kafka's life?

2. What is the name of the child who discovered the collection of bloody supplies the teacher had been using to clean herself up?

3. How old was Mrs. Saeki when she opened the entrance stone for the first time?

4. What is the first thing Nakata requests after waking from his nap?

5. What is the name of the library where Mrs. Saeki works?

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