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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through ufo in kushiro.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Komura read on the airplane?
(a) Novels about bears.
(b) Earthquake reports.
(c) Dry business books.
(d) Political news.

2. According to Komura, what does driving in the small Subaru feel like?
(a) The weight of his unhappiness.
(b) Being imprisoned in a washing machine.
(c) Digging his own grave.
(d) His marriage.

3. What animal was Shimao afraid of in her story?
(a) Bears.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Birds.
(d) Wolves.

4. What is the perspective of this short story?
(a) Third-person omniscient.
(b) Second-person.
(c) First-person.
(d) Third-person subjective.

5. What drew Kamura's wife to the television?
(a) A reality television show.
(b) A house fire.
(c) A holiday parade.
(d) An earthquake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Shimao use to describe her bear story?

2. What did Keiko encourage Komura to do at the hotel?

3. Who was Shimao hiking with in her bear story?

4. Who reassures Komura that somebody will love him?

5. Who says, "No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself" (11)?

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