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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method does Dr. Tokai use in order to try to keep himself from falling in love with the married woman?
(a) He says mean things to her.
(b) He imagines that she is ugly.
(c) He mentally lists her negative qualities.
(d) He imagines her making love to another man.

2. What object does Dr. Tokai instruct to be given to the narrator upon Dr. Tokai's death?
(a) A clock.
(b) A squash racket.
(c) A picnic basket.
(d) A lightbulb.

3. When making a point about the obscurity of the Kansai dialect, Kitaru's long-time girlfriend declares that no one has ever translated which book into the Kansai dialect?
(a) The Catcher in the Rye.
(b) Lord of the Flies.
(c) Franny and Zooey.
(d) War and Peace.

4. How often does Kafuku draw "distinctions between men and women in his daily life" (4)?
(a) Often.
(b) Frequently.
(c) Seldom.
(d) Constantly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Kitaru's long-time girlfriend feel about her boyfriend's suggestion that Tanimura take her out on a date?

2. Dr. Tokai has housekeepers that perform their duties at his home how often?

3. The protagonist of the story "Kino" owns what type of establishment?

4. What kind of blemishes does Kino's female customer reveal to him the night they have sex?

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

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