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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of store does Oshima's brother own?
(a) A tuxedo shop.
(b) A surf shop.
(c) A pet shop.
(d) A cake shop.

2. What form does pure evil take when it tries to sneak through the entrance stone?
(a) The form of a butterfly.
(b) The form of a kitten.
(c) The form of a salamander.
(d) The form of an otter.

3. Who does Hoshino wait to hear from before closing the entrance stone?
(a) Johnny Walker.
(b) Colonel Sanders.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Mrs. Saeki.

4. What dream does Kafka have about Sakura when he is lost in the woods?
(a) That he kills her.
(b) That he saves her life.
(c) That he marries her.
(d) That he attacks her.

5. What does Colonel Sanders do for a living?
(a) He is a hit man.
(b) He is a drug dealer.
(c) He is a pimp.
(d) He is a con man.

6. Which of the following characters accidentally admits to being from the same area where Kafka's father was murdered?
(a) Oshima.
(b) Hoshino.
(c) Nakata.
(d) Mrs. Saeki.

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

8. Who does Mrs. Saeki think is the boy from the painting in the library?
(a) Kafka.
(b) Nakata.
(c) Oshima.
(d) Hoshino.

9. On what day do Nakata and Hoshino arrive at the library?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Tuesday.

10. Which of the following is NOT something that ceases to matter in the deserted village?
(a) Love.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Time.
(d) Memory.

11. Who is asked to kill evil before it can escape through the entrance stone?
(a) Oshina.
(b) Nakata.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Hoshino.

12. Where does Oshima find a copy of Mrs. Saeki's hit song on vinyl?
(a) In the library's collection.
(b) On the Internet.
(c) In his mother's collection.
(d) In a garbage dump.

13. What does Kafka feel connected to in nature as he is wandering through the woods?
(a) The scents.
(b) The songs.
(c) The cadence.
(d) The rhythm.

14. What does Mrs. Saeki claim defines Kafka even though he is very young?
(a) Integrity.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Charm.

15. What does Nakata decide is the location where the portal from the entrance stone has been opened?
(a) The religious shrine.
(b) The library.
(c) The woods.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the entrance stone?

2. What part of Hoshino's body pains him until Nakata fixes it for him?

3. Which of the following phrases does Mrs. Saeki use to describe herself?

4. How long have Hoshino and Nakata spent together by the time Nakato dies?

5. Who do the police suspect has hired Nakata as a hit man?

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