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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 word does the narrator use to describe Dr. Tokai's sense of humor?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Airy.
(c) Wry.
(d) Straightforward.

2. Kafuku's new driver is described as having ears like what objects?
(a) Satellite dishes.
(b) Ginger roots.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Kites.

3. What object is named as something that "fulfilled its structural role but aspired to nothing further" (186) at the start of "Samsa in Love"?
(a) The fur stole.
(b) The shape of Gregor's thorax.
(c) The ceiling.
(d) The framed portrait.

4. 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) Franny and Zooey.
(b) The Catcher in the Rye.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Lord of the Flies.

5. Gregor Samsa is shocked and dismayed to discover that his body does not offer what desired quality?
(a) Any means of self-defense.
(b) Any sign of intelligence.
(c) Any sign of beauty.
(d) An accompanying instruction manual.

Short Answer Questions

1. After what event does Habara's support liaison always tell him a story?

2. What is NOT listed among Dr. Tokai's favorite pleasures when it comes to spending time with women?

3. When Kino first sees the bald man come into his establishment, he pegs him as a what?

4. What had been Kafuku's original intentions when he had first contacted Takatsuki?

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

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