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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Shigenori Tsukayama conclude happened to the children in the clearing?
(a) They were voodoo victims.
(b) They were stabbed.
(c) They were hypnotized.
(d) They were poisoned.

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

3. Which of the following characters coins the phrase "spirit projection" in regards to the trance-like children?
(a) Mrs. Saeki.
(b) Doctor Juichi Nakazawa.
(c) Doctor Shigenori Tsukayama.
(d) Setsuko Okamochi.

4. Where does Johnny Walker keep the severed heads of the cats he has sacrificed?
(a) In a display case.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) In the freezer.
(d) On his bookshelf.

5. Where does Sakura's boyfriend live?
(a) In Japan.
(b) In Vietnam.
(c) In Burma.
(d) In China.

6. What does Natsume Soseki do for a living?
(a) He is a sculptor.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He is a photographer.
(d) He is a painter.

7. What trade did Nakata learn when he was in elementary school?
(a) Blacksmithing.
(b) Horticultury.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) Taxidermy.

8. What did the elementary school teacher bring the children into the woods to pick on the day they passed out?
(a) Berries.
(b) Apples.
(c) Almonds.
(d) Mushrooms.

9. What does Nakata claim is the only joy in his life?
(a) The thrill of a mystery.
(b) The comfort of a good book.
(c) The company of cats.
(d) The love of the church.

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

11. What did the elementary school teacher use to wipe away her blood while out with the children in the woods?
(a) Her socks.
(b) Paper.
(c) Towels.
(d) Leaves.

12. How many of the children failed to awaken after reaching the hospital?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) All of the children.

13. What do the two stern women accuse Oshima of being?
(a) A racist.
(b) A sexist.
(c) An ageist.
(d) A classist.

14. How old was Sakura when she ran away from home?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Fifteen.

15. Which of the following organizations helps Kafka find a cheap hotel to stay in?
(a) AARP.
(b) ARMY.
(c) YMCA.
(d) SIDS.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career path made Adolf Eichmann famous?

2. Which of the elementary school teacher's relatives was drafted to fight in the war on the day the children collapsed in the woods?

3. Which of the following characters says that, "Fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions"?

4. What does Sakura do for a living?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Hoshino's speech?

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