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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes truly happy families as occurring as frequently as what other phenomenon?
(a) Living longer than one's spouse.
(b) Finding a needle in a haystack.
(c) Perfect games in backgammon.
(d) Hat tricks in soccer.

2. The title of the story "Yesterday" is an allusion to a song by what band?
(a) The Hives.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) The Rolling Stones.
(d) The Misfits.

3. Before their friendship ends, Takatsuki tells Kafuku that it is impossible to take what action?
(a) To utter the perfect words in a time of crisis.
(b) To see into another person's heart with perfect clarity.
(c) To love another as much as one loves the self.
(d) To escape the reality of human loneliness.

4. To thank his personal scheduler, Dr. Tokai takes what action frequently?
(a) He gives gifts.
(b) He gives an annual bonus.
(c) He provides invitations to lunch.
(d) He gives compliments.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what location does Kitaru hail?

2. How does Dr. Tokai say his method had worked in relation to keeping himself from falling in love with the married woman?

3. At 18, Tanimura had thought that what quality "constitutes who we are as people" (45)?

4. According to the narrator, for how many years has Dr. Tokai been performing the same romance rituals?

5. In what kind of establishment do Kafuku and Takatsuki always meet?

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