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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. Why does Crow make fun of Kafka while they are staying in Oshima's cottage?
(a) For being unable to swim.
(b) For being afraid.
(c) For being homesick.
(d) For sleeping too much.

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

3. Which direction does Nakata want to travel on the Tomei Highway?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) South.

4. What is the first place Kafka visits when he has successfully run away from home?
(a) The church.
(b) The library.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) The shopping mall.

5. What type of animal is Goma?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bird.
(c) A cat.
(d) A fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. While sleeping at Oshima's cottage in the woods, where does Kafka sleep at night?

2. Which of the following books does Kafka read in the hotel room where he is sleeping?

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

4. How long does Kafka spend unattended at Oshima's cottage?

5. How old is Kafka when he decides to run away from home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hoshino do during the time that Nakata sleeps at their hotel?

3. What are the themes of the song "Kafka on the Shore"?

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

5. What trade did Nakata learn when he was in elementary school?

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

7. What hypothesis does Doctor Shigenori Tsukayama make about what happened to the school children in the woods?

8. What does Johnny Walker keep stored in his walk-in freezer?

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

10. Who is Adolf Eichmann, and what note did Oshima scribble in the margins of his book?

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