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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tanimura declares that the writer of the song Yesterday had recorded it in the studio with how many other people?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

2. For how long had Kitaru been dating his long-time girlfriend before Tanimura had accompanied the couple on a date?
(a) Since junior high school.
(b) Since preschool.
(c) Since high school.
(d) Since elementary school.

3. In college, Tanimura had worked in what type of establishment with Kitaru?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A bar.

4. What make is Kafuku's car?
(a) BMW.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Saab.
(d) Cadillac.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kitaru describes feelings as if he is splitting himself in two, he names what two emotions?

2. The girlfriend from whom Tanimura parted before college hailed from what location?

3. What main element do Kitaru and Tanimura have in common?

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

5. The last line of the story "Drive My Car" states that Kafuku feels in what way about Misaki's silence in response to his comment that he is going to sleep for a little while?

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