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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 adjective is used to describe the wedding presents Dr. Tokai buys for his paramours when they get married to another man?
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Cursory.
(d) Personalized.

2. The narrator states that the conversations between Kafuku and Takatsuki always come back to what topic?
(a) Takatsuki.
(b) Politics.
(c) Love.
(d) Kafuku's late wife.

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

4. Tanimura's father had worked in what position during Tanimura's childhood?
(a) Coal miner.
(b) Steel worker.
(c) Pharmaceutical company worker.
(d) Data entry professional.

5. The narrator states that the single fact Gregor Samsa knows upon waking up is that he is a what and that his name is Gregor Samsa?
(a) Success.
(b) Failure.
(c) Human.
(d) Insect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kamita gives Kino what explicit advice as Kino sets off on his long journey?

2. What verb is used to describe the way in which Habara had come to the "provincial city north of Tokyo" (121) four months before the story's beginning?

3. What objects had been on Habara's bedside table upon his arrival at the house north of Tokyo?

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

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

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