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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. The call received by the unnamed narrator at the start of the story "Men Without Women" comes at what time of day?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

2. The narrator states that Dr. Tokai had always kept his distance from women who expressed interest in what?
(a) A permanent mate.
(b) Money.
(c) Politics.
(d) The world.

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

4. What phrase does Dr. Tokai use to describe what his friends all tell him about parenting?
(a) Sales pitch.
(b) Smoke screen.
(c) Mirage in the desert.
(d) Wishful thinking.

5. What is NOT a theory Gregor Samsa develops in response to seeing that the bedroom window has been boarded shut?
(a) He wonders if the boards are to prevent someone from getting into the room.
(b) He wonders if there is an approaching storm or tornado.
(c) He wonders if there is political unrest in the city.
(d) He wonders if the boards are to prevent someone, perhaps even himself, from leaving the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of establishment do Kafuku and Takatsuki always meet?

2. For how long did the narrator of "Men Without Women" have a relationship with the woman he thinks of as his one true love?

3. What other fact is included alongside the narrator's statement that Kitaru had failed his college entrance exams twice?

4. The narrator of "An Independent Organ" says that he had gotten married in what phase of his life?

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

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