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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Scheherazade and Kino".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator begins the story "An Independent Organ" by announcing that Dr. Tokai had lived what type of life?
(a) Deceptive.
(b) Monotonous.
(c) Ersatz.
(d) Artificial.

2. Dr. Tokai has housekeepers that perform their duties at his home how often?
(a) Three times a week.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Twice a month.

3. Habara describes his frequent sexual experiences with Scheherazade as neither "businesslike" (122) nor what?
(a) Engaging.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Sensual.
(d) Routine.

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?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) Franny and Zooey.
(c) The Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Lord of the Flies.

5. What kind of doctor is Dr. Tokai?
(a) A podiatrist.
(b) A psychologist.
(c) A dentist.
(d) A plastic surgeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects had been on Habara's bedside table upon his arrival at the house north of Tokyo?

2. Once the bald man starts coming regularly to Kino's establishment, how often does he come?

3. What major is Kitaru's long-term girlfriend pursuing?

4. When Tanimura goes away to college, he remarks that everything in his life until then has been what?

5. After what event does Habara's support liaison always tell him a story?

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