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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8, 9,10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr Takamichi and Andy are having sake together, what question does he ask Andy?
(a) What Andy is most thankful for.
(b) What is the most valuable thing Andy owns.
(c) What his impressions of Japan are.
(d) What Andy believes the purpose of life is.

2. What is the meaning of the Japanese phrase, "shin jin rui"?
(a) A novice.
(b) The forgotten past.
(c) New human beings.
(d) A breath of fresh air.

3. What does Mrs. Monroe of Texlahoma sell?
(a) Knitted sweaters.
(b) Jam.
(c) Aloe products.
(d) Puppies.

4. What industry does Dag work in before moving to Palm Springs?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Education.
(c) Real Estate.
(d) Advertising.

5. What does Andy wonder as he stares at his fingernails in Chapter 6?
(a) When the world will end.
(b) Why his nails never grow.
(c) Whether he's getting enough calcium.
(d) What the meaning of life is.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Andy's story, what does Edward vow to build once he makes it in New York?

2. Andy says moving to which location has improved the three friends' lives?

3. What does Dag say is the best form of "cult employment"?

4. After quitting his office job, Dag says he makes new friends who yap endlessly about what?

5. What is Texlahoma?

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