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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "An Independent Organ".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what location does Tanimura hail?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Okinawa.
(c) Kansai.
(d) Hanshin.

2. At what type of location do Kitaru, Tanimura, and Kitaru's long-time girlfriend meet for the first time?
(a) A beach.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A train station.
(d) A coffee shop.

3. What is the name of Kitaru's long-time girlfriend?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Erika.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Jill.

4. What baseball reference does Tanimura use to indicate how far he had gone sexually with his girlfriend before going to college and breaking up with her?
(a) Home run.
(b) Sliding into second base.
(c) Rounding second base.
(d) Rounding third base.

5. When it is revealed that Kafuku's new driver's surname is Watari, what is given as her first name?
(a) Misaki.
(b) Shinohashi.
(c) Meijiya.
(d) Gaien Nishi Dori.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the narrator use to describe Dr. Tokai's sense of humor?

2. Kafuku describes his new, as yet unnamed, driver as having "strikingly clear eyes" (7) that look out on the world in what way?

3. When Dr. Tokai finally falls in love, it is with a woman of what age?

4. What shape is the birthmark on the neck of Kafuku's new driver?

5. For how long had Kitaru been dating his long-time girlfriend before Tanimura had accompanied the couple on a date?

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