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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Tanimura say it had taken him to master the standard Tokyo dialect?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 3 months.

2. What activity does Kafuku love to do, "regardless of the season" (6)?
(a) Drive with his convertible's top down.
(b) Riding in the back of Oba's pickup truck.
(c) Swim.
(d) Eat ice cream.

3. How often does Kafuku draw "distinctions between men and women in his daily life" (4)?
(a) Constantly.
(b) Often.
(c) Seldom.
(d) Frequently.

4. How does Kafuku feel about sitting in the back of his own car once Watari begins to act as his driver?
(a) He gets carsick.
(b) He feels emasculated.
(c) He likes to stare at Watari's birthmark.
(d) He finds the view from a different perspective refreshing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Haruki Murakami uses a simile to indicate Kafuku's level of trust in Oba, what metal does he reference?

2. From what location does Tanimura hail?

3. What is the name of the man who routinely services Kafuku's car?

4. Tanimura declares that the writer of the song Yesterday had recorded it in the studio with how many other people?

5. At what type of location do Kitaru, Tanimura, and Kitaru's long-time girlfriend meet for the first time?

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