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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What career path made Adolf Eichmann famous?
(a) He was an anthropologist.
(b) He was a psychologist.
(c) He was a nazi.
(d) He was an architect.

4. What is the name of the young boy who did NOT awaken after the mushroom incident in the woods?
(a) Kafka.
(b) Nakata.
(c) Oshima.
(d) Hoshimo.

5. What does Oshima warn Kafka about the woods surrounding his cabin?
(a) It gets very dark.
(b) He does not warn Kafka about the woods.
(c) It is very easy to get lost in them.
(d) It is full of bears.

6. What complaint do the two stern women make about the staff at the public library?
(a) That the library is overstaffed.
(b) That the library staff is rude.
(c) That the library staff is unintelligent.
(d) That the library is understaffed.

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

8. What is the name of the cat that was run over by a bicycle and is now a bit slow?
(a) Goma.
(b) Mimi.
(c) Kawamura.
(d) Sada.

9. How does the police officer react when Nakata admits to Johnny Walker's murder?
(a) He does not believe him.
(b) He arrests him immediately.
(c) He is confused by the admission.
(d) He ignores Nakata completely.

10. What does Johnny Walker promise to give to Nakata in exchange for his help?
(a) A bag of gold coins.
(b) His memory back.
(c) Eternal life.
(d) Goma.

11. Which of the following is Dr. Shigenori Tsukayama's specialty?
(a) Pediatrics.
(b) Orthodontics.
(c) Neurology.
(d) Psychiatry.

12. When Kafka wakes up in the middle of a blackout, where has he sleepwalked to?
(a) A religious shrine.
(b) The edge of the ocean.
(c) A tiny wooden cottage at the end of town.
(d) The clearing in the woods.

13. What is the name of the city that Kafka runs away to?
(a) Kanagawa.
(b) Takamatsu.
(c) Okayama.
(d) Miyagi.

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

15. Where was Mrs. Saeki's boyfriend killed?
(a) At a birthday party.
(b) At a book sale.
(c) At a student protest.
(d) At a rock concert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the elementary school teacher bring the children into the woods to pick on the day they passed out?

2. When Doctor Nakazawa first responded to the unconscious children, what did he think happened to them?

3. In which Japanese city does Kafka live?

4. Why do the two stern women complain about the bathrooms at the public library?

5. Which of the following activities is NOT a part of Kafka's daily routine?

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