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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 shape is the birthmark on the neck of Kafuku's new driver?
(a) Oval.
(b) Triangular.
(c) Circular.
(d) Rectangular.

2. 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.

3. According to the narrator, for how many years has Dr. Tokai been performing the same romance rituals?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

4. When Haruki Murakami uses a simile to indicate Kafuku's level of trust in Oba, what metal does he reference?
(a) Copper.
(b) Tin.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

5. How had Dr. Tokai acquired his medical practice?
(a) He had inherited it from his grandfather.
(b) He had begun as an apprentice and had worked his way up to owner.
(c) He had inherited it from his father.
(d) He had purchased it himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Takatsuki tells Kafuku that all men are living with "a blind spot" (34) in relation to what topic?

2. What favor does the man who services Kafuku's car do for Kafuku at the beginning of the story?

3. The person who coordinates Dr. Tokai's personal calendar also records the patterns of what element in each girlfriend's life?

4. What action had Dr. Tokai always taken when a woman had broken up with him so that she could marry her other boyfriend?

5. From what location does Tanimura hail?

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