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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. 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?
(a) M's husband.
(b) L's husband.
(c) K's husband.
(d) R's husband.

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

3. How long does Tanimura say it had taken him to master the standard Tokyo dialect?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 8 years.

4. In what kind of establishment do Kafuku and Takatsuki always meet?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A library.
(c) A bar.
(d) Kafuku's office.

5. Kafuku believes that the majority of female drivers fall into which two categories?
(a) Too aggressive or too timid.
(b) Distracted or intensely focused.
(c) Too slow or too fast.
(d) Courteous or rude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What precipitates the end of the friendship between Kafuku and Takatsuki?

2. What adjective is used to describe the wedding presents Dr. Tokai buys for his paramours when they get married to another man?

3. What activity does Kafuku love to do, "regardless of the season" (6)?

4. Tanimura declares that the writer of the song Yesterday had recorded it in the studio with how many other people?

5. The narrator states that the single fact Gregor Samsa knows upon waking up is that he is a what and that his name is Gregor Samsa?

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