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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. 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 in the worst neighborhood in the area.
(c) They had both lived with many members of their extended families.
(d) They had both lived in fancy houses within ordinary neighborhoods.

2. Habara describes his frequent sexual experiences with Scheherazade as neither "businesslike" (122) nor what?
(a) Sensual.
(b) Engaging.
(c) Routine.
(d) Passionate.

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

4. In college, Kino had been a "standout" (148) in what sport?
(a) Middle-distance running.
(b) Diving.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Squash.

5. What does Habara name as something his support liaison, whom he calls Scheherazade, never says out loud?
(a) His name.
(b) Her age.
(c) Her own wishes.
(d) The number of children she has.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Kafuku and Misaki Watari agree that the play in which Kafuku is currently acting is decidedly what kind of play?

2. Tanimura describes college to Kitaru using which single word?

3. When it is revealed that Kafuku's new driver's surname is Watari, what is given as her first name?

4. What method does Dr. Tokai use in order to try to keep himself from falling in love with the married woman?

5. The title of the story "Yesterday" is an allusion to a song by what band?

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