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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In college, Tanimura had worked in what type of establishment with Kitaru?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A bar.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A restaurant.

2. Dr. Tokai's girlfriends always display which quality?
(a) They are always models.
(b) They are always married or have steady boyfriends.
(c) They are always thin.
(d) They are always rich.

3. What fraction of the women who had broken up with Dr. Tokai in order to marry another man had eventually gotten back in touch with Dr. Tokai?
(a) 3/4.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/2.

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

5. What main element do Kitaru and Tanimura have in common?
(a) They had both lived in ordinary houses within rich neighborhoods.
(b) They had both lived in the worst neighborhood in the area.
(c) They had both lived with many members of their extended families.
(d) They had both lived in fancy houses within ordinary neighborhoods.

Short Answer Questions

1. In college, Kino had been a "standout" (148) in what sport?

2. How does Dr. Tokai say his method had worked in relation to keeping himself from falling in love with the married woman?

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

4. How many years older than Habara is Scheherazade?

5. What verb is used to describe the way in which Habara had come to the "provincial city north of Tokyo" (121) four months before the story's beginning?

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