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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "An Independent Organ".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kafuku tell Misaki Watari after stating that he has wanted to tell her for a while?
(a) That there is something truly maddening about her.
(b) That there is something very attractive about her.
(c) That there is something very off-putting about her.
(d) That there is something very sensual about her.

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

3. After a period of friendship with Takatsuki, Kafuku comes to the conclusion that Takatsuki had felt what emotion toward Kafuku's late wife?
(a) Puppy love.
(b) Sexual attraction.
(c) Mild affection.
(d) Real love.

4. For what reason does Kitaru learn the Kansai dialect?
(a) Because he had been in love with a girl from Kansai.
(b) Because he had wanted to converse with other fans of the Hanshin Tigers.
(c) Because he hails from Kansai.
(d) Because he had wanted to attend college in Kansai.

5. What baseball reference does Tanimura use to indicate how far he had gone sexually with his girlfriend before going to college and breaking up with her?
(a) Rounding second base.
(b) Rounding third base.
(c) Home run.
(d) Sliding into second base.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tanimura accuses Kitaru of taking what action in relation to the song Yesterday?

2. Though Dr. Tokai does not want to get married, how does he feel about marriage in general?

3. For how long had Kitaru been dating his long-time girlfriend before Tanimura had accompanied the couple on a date?

4. What had been Kafuku's original intentions when he had first contacted Takatsuki?

5. Kafuki tells Watari that he likes what objects because they are "easier than CDs" (9)?

(see the answer key)

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