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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Samsa in Love" and "Men Without Women".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kafuku comes away from his meeting with Oba with the impression that his new driver will be all but which of the following things?
(a) Brusque.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Close-mouthed.
(d) Not at all cute.

2. What color is Kafuku's car?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

3. What other fact is included alongside the narrator's statement that Kitaru had failed his college entrance exams twice?
(a) Kitaru had never wanted to attend college.
(b) Kitaru had hired an ineffective tutor.
(c) Kitaru had never studied for the exams.
(d) Kitaru had been ill for a long period of time before exams.

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

5. Kino describes his bar as "a place where his heart could be" (153) what?
(a) Set free.
(b) Tethered.
(c) Healed.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gregor Samsa is relieved to be clothed since it means that his "soft skin" (196) will not be exposed to what?

2. The narrator states that Dr. Tokai had always kept his distance from women who expressed interest in what?

3. When Kino and his ex-wife meet once their divorce is finalized, what does Kino's wife say she has been wanting to tell Kino?

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

5. When making a point about the obscurity of the Kansai dialect, Kitaru's long-time girlfriend declares that no one has ever translated which book into the Kansai dialect?

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