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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character reminds Kafka that "love is accompanied by sadness"?

2. Who arranges for Nakata to stay at a posh apartment while the police are searching for him?

3. Where does Kafka embrace Mrs. Saeki for the first time?

4. Which of the following images is the subject of a painting hanging in Kafka's bedroom at the library?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kafka react to the desolate village that the Japanese soldiers guide him to?

2. What does Kafka decide to do with his life after emerging from Limbo?

3. How does Colonel Sanders explain his physical form to Hoshino?

4. How does Mrs. Saeki respond when Nakata bursts into her office demanding to talk about the entrance stone?

5. What happens with Mrs. Saeki sleepwalks into Kafka's bedroom?

6. What happened to the two soldiers that went for a walk in the woods surrounding Oshima's cabin?

7. How do Nakata and Hoshino know that the entrance stone is working?

8. How does Mrs. Saeki convince Kafka to leave the world of the deserted village and go back where he belongs?

9. Why did Mrs. Saeki first open the entrance stone?

10. Who is Colonel Sanders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Kafka was a young boy, his father made two prophecies about him. First, explain what the two prophecies were and what Kafka's reactions were to the prophecies. Then, explain whether or not these prophecies came true, and what the reader learned about Kafka through this process.

Essay Topic 2

When Kafka is homeless, he lives many places. Choose two of the places Kafka lives after leaving his home and compare / contrast the settings. Then, explain what Kafka learns about himself directly through his experiences in these varied settings.

Essay Topic 3

Nakata, like Kafka, is a man haunted by his past. First, describe the event that altered Nakata's life forever. Then, explain how this disastrous event affected Nakata's life into adulthood. What ailments continued to plague Nakata long after the event occurred?

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