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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Oba tells Kafuku that Kafuku's future driver "almost never" (5) takes what action?
(a) Apologizes.
(b) Smokes.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Speeds.

3. Who is the narrator of the story "Yesterday"?
(a) Tanimura, Kitaru, and Erika.
(b) Tanimura.
(c) Kitaru.
(d) Tanimura and Kitaru.

4. What does Oba tell Kafuku about the social habits of Kafuku's future driver?
(a) He says that she has a husband.
(b) He says that she has many friends.
(c) He says that she rarely talks.
(d) He says that she talks endlessly.

5. What favor does the man who services Kafuku's car do for Kafuku at the beginning of the story?
(a) He lies to Kafuku's wife about where he has been.
(b) He recommends a driver to Kafuku.
(c) He gives Kafuku's car a free wash.
(d) He gives him a coupon for twenty percent off his next service.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Kitaru's long-time girlfriend?

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

3. Kitaru's ritual when he arrives home involves the singing of the song Yesterday and what other action?

4. Tanimura declares that the writer of the song Yesterday had recorded it in the studio with how many other people?

5. When Haruki Murakami uses a simile to indicate Kafuku's level of trust in Oba, what metal does he reference?

(see the answer key)

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