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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On their date together, Tanimura and Kitaru's long-time girlfriend go to what location?
(a) A bar.
(b) A strip club.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) A restaurant.

2. Tanimura's father had worked in what position during Tanimura's childhood?
(a) Coal miner.
(b) Data entry professional.
(c) Pharmaceutical company worker.
(d) Steel worker.

3. Within the narrator's present-tense description of Dr. Tokai, what is NOT a characteristic the narrator lists?
(a) Dr. Tokai is 38 years old.
(b) Dr. Tokai is 52 years old.
(c) Dr. Tokai lives in an elegant building in Tokyo.
(d) Dr. Tokai has never been married.

4. What emotion does Kitaru's long-time girlfriend feel about her boyfriend's suggestion that Tanimura take her out on a date?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Pride.

5. What three words does Habara record in his diary the day Scheherazade tells him about her former life as a different creature?
(a) Scheherazade, lamprey, and former lives.
(b) Scheherazade, praying mantis, and former lives.
(c) Scheherazade, koala, and former lives.
(d) Scheherazade, snake, and former lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Tanimura say it had taken him to master the standard Tokyo dialect?

2. For what reason does Kitaru learn the Kansai dialect?

3. With respect to the topic of "being quick on the draw" (86), the narrator references a film by what famous director?

4. Kitaru remarks that his parents are constantly nagging him about what element of his behavior?

5. Kitaru's ritual when he arrives home involves the singing of the song Yesterday and what other action?

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