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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Tokai's girlfriends always display which quality?
(a) They are always models.
(b) They are always rich.
(c) They are always married or have steady boyfriends.
(d) They are always thin.

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

3. The narrator states that Dr. Tokai had always kept his distance from women who expressed interest in what?
(a) The world.
(b) Money.
(c) Politics.
(d) A permanent mate.

4. The first line of the story Scheherazade uses what two adjectives to describe the stories Habara's "support liaison" (121) tells him?
(a) Powerful and haunting.
(b) Strange and gripping.
(c) Beautiful and somber.
(d) Boring and pointless.

5. What major is Kitaru's long-term girlfriend pursuing?
(a) French Literature.
(b) Biology.
(c) Dance.
(d) Environmental Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Tokai believes that upon reaching adolescence, all kids become what?

2. What is NOT listed among Dr. Tokai's favorite pleasures when it comes to spending time with women?

3. The narrator of "An Independent Organ" states that most of the story's contents come from what source?

4. Tanimura had wanted to become a new person when he took what action?

5. For how many years had Kino worked as a sports equipment maker before buying the establishment at the center of the story?

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