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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Dr. Tokai instruct to be given to the narrator upon Dr. Tokai's death?
(a) A picnic basket.
(b) A clock.
(c) A lightbulb.
(d) A squash racket.

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 coffee shop.
(d) A train station.

3. At 18, Tanimura had thought that what quality "constitutes who we are as people" (45)?
(a) The women we love.
(b) The food we eat.
(c) The language we speak.
(d) The vulnerabilities we display.

4. What main element do Kitaru and Tanimura have in common?
(a) They had both lived in ordinary houses within rich neighborhoods.
(b) They had both lived with many members of their extended families.
(c) They had both lived in the worst neighborhood in the area.
(d) They had both lived in fancy houses within ordinary neighborhoods.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "An Independent Organ" describe the level of success enjoyed by Dr. Tokai's medical practice?

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

3. Tanimura's mother had worked in what position during Tanimura's childhood?

4. In what play is Kafuku acting at his main theater at the time of the story's narrative?

5. How old was Tanimura when he went away to college?

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