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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kafuku feel about sitting in the back of his own car once Watari begins to act as his driver?
(a) He gets carsick.
(b) He likes to stare at Watari's birthmark.
(c) He feels emasculated.
(d) He finds the view from a different perspective refreshing.

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

3. Kamita gives Kino what explicit advice as Kino sets off on his long journey?
(a) He tells Kino not to speak to anyone during his trip.
(b) He tells Kino to call Kino's aunt frequently during the trip.
(c) He tells Kino not to stay in one place for too long.
(d) He tells Kino to meet many nice friends during his travels.

4. The last line of the story "Drive My Car" states that Kafuku feels in what way about Misaki's silence in response to his comment that he is going to sleep for a little while?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Sad.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Grateful.

5. At what point in her life does Scheherazade say she had realized her former status as a particular creature?
(a) During high school.
(b) During college.
(c) During elementary school.
(d) During junior high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that the conversations between Kafuku and Takatsuki always come back to what topic?

2. Both Kafuku and Misaki Watari agree that the play in which Kafuku is currently acting is decidedly what kind of play?

3. How often does Scheherazade come to see Habara?

4. How many of his own former lives does Habara tell Scheherazade that he can recall?

5. How long does Tanimura say it had taken him to master the standard Tokyo dialect?

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