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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When it is revealed that Kafuku's new driver's surname is Watari, what is given as her first name?
(a) Meijiya.
(b) Misaki.
(c) Shinohashi.
(d) Gaien Nishi Dori.

2. The title of the story "Yesterday" is an allusion to a song by what band?
(a) The Hives.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) The Misfits.
(d) The Rolling Stones.

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

4. The last line of the story "Drive My Car" states that Kafuku feels in what way about Misaki's silence in response to his comment that he is going to sleep for a little while?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Sad.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Annoyed.

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

6. For what reason does Kitaru learn the Kansai dialect?
(a) Because he had been in love with a girl from Kansai.
(b) Because he had wanted to converse with other fans of the Hanshin Tigers.
(c) Because he had wanted to attend college in Kansai.
(d) Because he hails from Kansai.

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

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

9. What does Kafuku tell Misaki Watari is "a killer" (36)?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Dishonesty.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) The love of a woman.

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

11. Tanimura accuses Kitaru of taking what action in relation to the song Yesterday?
(a) Making fun of it.
(b) Minimizing it.
(c) Butchering it.
(d) Attacking it.

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

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

14. Before their friendship ends, Takatsuki tells Kafuku that it is impossible to take what action?
(a) To escape the reality of human loneliness.
(b) To utter the perfect words in a time of crisis.
(c) To love another as much as one loves the self.
(d) To see into another person's heart with perfect clarity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tanimura when he went away to college?

2. Tanimura describes college to Kitaru using which single word?

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

4. Tanimura describes Kitaru as looking like a "sensitive, well-brought-up city boy" (50) until he takes what action?

5. Tanimura's father had worked in what position during Tanimura's childhood?

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