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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Samsa in Love" and "Men Without Women".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What make is Kafuku's car?
(a) BMW.
(b) Saab.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Cadillac.

2. The girlfriend from whom Tanimura parted before college hailed from what location?
(a) Ashiya.
(b) Shukugawa.
(c) Kansai.
(d) Okinawa.

3. The female customer who frequents Kino's bar collects what type of records?
(a) Psychedelic rock.
(b) Classic rock.
(c) Classical.
(d) Jazz.

4. On their date together, Tanimura and Kitaru's long-time girlfriend go to what location?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A strip club.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) A bar.

5. About the same time as the bar's unofficial mascot disappears, what other types of creatures does Kino start to see outside of his bar?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Snails.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Apheds.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day after Kino and his female customer have sex, what time does Kino awake to find the woman gone?

2. What question does the narrator's wife ask the narrator after asking him who had been on the phone?

3. When the narrator of "Men Without Women" describes himself as "the second-loneliest man on the planet" (219), whom does he name as the loneliest?

4. What does Oba tell Kafuku about the social habits of Kafuku's future driver?

5. What major is Kitaru's long-term girlfriend pursuing?

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