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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children were found unconscious in the woods by their elementary school teacher?
(a) 24 children.
(b) 16 children.
(c) 40 children.
(d) 32 children.

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

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

4. When Doctor Nakazawa first responded to the unconscious children, what did he think happened to them?
(a) He thought they were feverish.
(b) He thought they were poisoned.
(c) He thought they were faking.
(d) He thought they were shot.

5. Which of the following characters suggests that Nakata finds the other half of his soul?
(a) Goma.
(b) Sada.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Otsuka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters claims to have been born with both female and male genitalia?

2. Which of the following statements best describes Kafka's physicality?

3. What activity is Kafka partaking in when Oshima finally returns to take him away from the cottage?

4. What type of animal is Goma?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kafka react when Sakura begins telling him about her boyfriend, who lives in Tokyo?

2. What strange proposition does Johnny Walker make to Nakata?

3. How does Johnny Walker entice Nakata to kill him?

4. What warning does Oshima give to Kafka before dropping him off at the cabin in the woods?

5. What complaints do the two serious women make about the library where Oshima and Kafka work?

6. What does the elementary school teacher admit is the truth of what happened to Nakata in the woods?

7. What conclusion did Doctor Nakazawa reach after testing the sixteen school children found unconscious in the woods?

8. What happened to the man that Mrs. Saeki fell in love with as a teenager?

9. What realization does the white cat, Otsuka, make about Nakata?

10. How does Nakata react to Johnny Walker's request to kill him?

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