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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 did the doctors transport the unconscious children away from the site where they fell?
(a) On stretchers.
(b) On bikes.
(c) By helicopter.
(d) On the back of a pickup.

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

3. Which of the following family members does Sakura share an apartment with?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

4. Which of the following facts is NOT true about Oshima's cabin in the woods?
(a) It does not have a bathroom.
(b) It does not have phone reception.
(c) It does not have electricity.
(d) It has only one room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nakata kill Johnny Walker?

2. When Sakura leaves for work in the morning, what does the note that she leaves for Kafka say?

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

4. What type of animal is Goma?

5. When Kafka first meets Sakura, what does he wonder about her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to the elementary school teacher and her class in November, 1944?

3. What is Goma?

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

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

6. What note does Sakura leave for Kafka when she leaves for work in the morning?

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

8. How does Crow react to Kafka's fear when he is alone in the cabin in the woods?

9. What regimen does Kafka adopt and exercise everyday that he is away from home?

10. What happens when Kafka wakes from a blackout at a religious shrine?

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