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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. Tanimura describes college to Kitaru using which single word?
(a) Girls.
(b) Fun.
(c) Money.
(d) Drag.

2. What precipitates the end of the friendship between Kafuku and Takatsuki?
(a) Kafuku cuts off all contact with Takatsuki.
(b) Kafuku moves to a different country.
(c) Takatusuki moves to a different country.
(d) Takatsuki cuts off all contact with Kafuku.

3. When it is revealed that Kafuku's new driver's surname is Watari, what is given as her first name?
(a) Shinohashi.
(b) Misaki.
(c) Meijiya.
(d) Gaien Nishi Dori.

4. Before their friendship ends, Takatsuki tells Kafuku that it is impossible to take what action?
(a) To see into another person's heart with perfect clarity.
(b) To love another as much as one loves the self.
(c) To escape the reality of human loneliness.
(d) To utter the perfect words in a time of crisis.

5. Who is the narrator of the story "Yesterday"?
(a) Tanimura and Kitaru.
(b) Tanimura, Kitaru, and Erika.
(c) Tanimura.
(d) Kitaru.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a period of friendship with Takatsuki, Kafuku comes to the conclusion that Takatsuki had felt what emotion toward Kafuku's late wife?

2. The title of the story "Yesterday" is an allusion to a song by what band?

3. Kafuku describes his new, as yet unnamed, driver as having "strikingly clear eyes" (7) that look out on the world in what way?

4. When making a point about the obscurity of the Kansai dialect, Kitaru's long-time girlfriend declares that no one has ever translated which book into the Kansai dialect?

5. What color is Kafuku's car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence does Kafuku give for his claim that Misaki Watari is an "excellent driver" (9)?

2. For what reason does Kitaru feel a measure of relief about failing his exams?

3. What are the conditions of Misaki Watari's employment with Kafuku?

4. In what activities do Erika and Tanimura take part during their date together?

5. How does Kitaru justify to Tanimura his butchering of the lyrics to the Beatles' song Yesterday?

6. What is the reason that many of the conversations between Kitaru and Tanimura take place through a crack in the bathroom door?

7. Which of Misaki Watari's qualities make her a perfect fit for her role as Kafuku's personal driver?

8. Discuss Kafuku's history with his beloved Saab.

9. How does Tanimura characterize the Kansai dialect spoken by his friend Kitaru?

10. What vivid image does Tanimura create to depict the character of Kitaru in the first few lines of the story "Yesterday"?

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