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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kafuku tell Misaki Watari is "a killer" (36)?
(a) Dishonesty.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) The love of a woman.
(d) Loneliness.

2. Tanimura accuses Kitaru of taking what action in relation to the song Yesterday?
(a) Making fun of it.
(b) Attacking it.
(c) Butchering it.
(d) Minimizing it.

3. What is the last name of Kitaru's long-time girlfriend?
(a) Hayaku.
(b) Kuritani.
(c) Hanshin.
(d) Ashiya.

4. Kafuku describes his new, as yet unnamed, driver as having "strikingly clear eyes" (7) that look out on the world in what way?
(a) Quietly.
(b) Threateningly.
(c) Suspiciously.
(d) Lovingly.

5. The title of the story "Yesterday" is an allusion to a song by what band?
(a) The Hives.
(b) The Rolling Stones.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Misfits.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What make is Kafuku's car?

3. For what reason does Tanimura dislike baths?

4. Tanimura had wanted to become a new person when he took what action?

5. After a period of friendship with Takatsuki, Kafuku comes to the conclusion that Takatsuki had felt what emotion toward Kafuku's late wife?

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