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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At 18, Tanimura had thought that what quality "constitutes who we are as people" (45)?
(a) The food we eat.
(b) The language we speak.
(c) The vulnerabilities we display.
(d) The women we love.

2. What baseball reference does Tanimura use to indicate how far he had gone sexually with his girlfriend before going to college and breaking up with her?
(a) Home run.
(b) Rounding second base.
(c) Rounding third base.
(d) Sliding into second base.

3. Kafuku comes away from his meeting with Oba with the impression that his new driver will be all but which of the following things?
(a) Not at all cute.
(b) Close-mouthed.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Brusque.

4. What does Oba tell Kafuku about the social habits of Kafuku's future driver?
(a) He says that she has many friends.
(b) He says that she has a husband.
(c) He says that she talks endlessly.
(d) He says that she rarely talks.

5. Kafuku describes his new, as yet unnamed, driver as having "strikingly clear eyes" (7) that look out on the world in what way?
(a) Quietly.
(b) Lovingly.
(c) Threateningly.
(d) Suspiciously.

6. Kitaru's ritual when he arrives home involves the singing of the song Yesterday and what other action?
(a) Taking a series of photographs.
(b) Lighting a bonfire.
(c) Cooking a meal.
(d) Taking a bath.

7. Both Kafuku and Misaki Watari agree that the play in which Kafuku is currently acting is decidedly what kind of play?
(a) A flop play.
(b) A sad play.
(c) A funny play.
(d) An esoteric play.

8. At what type of location do Kitaru, Tanimura, and Kitaru's long-time girlfriend meet for the first time?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A train station.
(d) A beach.

9. What other fact is included alongside the narrator's statement that Kitaru had failed his college entrance exams twice?
(a) Kitaru had hired an ineffective tutor.
(b) Kitaru had been ill for a long period of time before exams.
(c) Kitaru had never wanted to attend college.
(d) Kitaru had never studied for the exams.

10. What is the last name of Kitaru's long-time girlfriend?
(a) Hayaku.
(b) Hanshin.
(c) Kuritani.
(d) Ashiya.

11. What color is Kafuku's car?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

12. When Kitaru describes feelings as if he is splitting himself in two, he names what two emotions?
(a) Curiosity and depression.
(b) Worry and relief.
(c) Elation and apprehension.
(d) Sadness and excitement.

13. What shape is the birthmark on the neck of Kafuku's new driver?
(a) Oval.
(b) Rectangular.
(c) Circular.
(d) Triangular.

14. Tanimura's father had worked in what position during Tanimura's childhood?
(a) Pharmaceutical company worker.
(b) Steel worker.
(c) Coal miner.
(d) Data entry professional.

15. What emotion does Kitaru's long-time girlfriend feel about her boyfriend's suggestion that Tanimura take her out on a date?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Pride.
(d) Curiosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kafuku thinks upon meeting his new driver that there is something what "about her face" (7)?

2. The narrator states that Kafuku generally remains silent unless what condition is met?

3. What does Kafuku tell Misaki Watari after stating that he has wanted to tell her for a while?

4. After a period of friendship with Takatsuki, Kafuku comes to the conclusion that Takatsuki had felt what emotion toward Kafuku's late wife?

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

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