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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 is the cause of Dr. Tokai's death?
(a) Self-starvation.
(b) Jumping off a bridge.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Drug overdose.

2. The protagonist of the story "Kino" owns what type of establishment?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A bowling alley.
(c) A bar.
(d) A banquet hall.

3. For what period of time does the friendship between Kafuku and Takatsuki last?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 9 months.

4. The narrator suggests that all "Men Without Women...adopt" (223) what creature as a symbol of their loneliness?
(a) A hippopotamus.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A unicorn.
(d) A jellyfish.

5. What fraction of the women who had broken up with Dr. Tokai in order to marry another man had eventually gotten back in touch with Dr. Tokai?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years older than Habara is Scheherazade?

2. What does Goto tell the narrator had been the cause of Dr. Tokai's decision to live no longer?

3. Who coordinates Dr. Tokai's personal calendar?

4. When it is revealed that Kafuku's new driver's surname is Watari, what is given as her first name?

5. When Kitaru describes feelings as if he is splitting himself in two, he names what two emotions?

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