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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that the conversations between Kafuku and Takatsuki always come back to what topic?
(a) Kafuku's late wife.
(b) Takatsuki.
(c) Love.
(d) Politics.

2. In response to Tanimura's comment about Kitaru's feelings about the song Yesterday, Kitaru tells Tanimura to remember that which person had "loved nonsense and word games" (47)?
(a) Sid Vicious.
(b) Keith Richards.
(c) Mick Jagger.
(d) John Lennon.

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

4. The narrator states that Kafuku generally remains silent unless what condition is met?
(a) He is acting.
(b) He is spoken to first.
(c) If he knows a person well and is talking to them about things that matter.
(d) He is giving an interview to the press.

5. Kafuku thinks upon meeting his new driver that there is something what "about her face" (7)?
(a) Off-putting.
(b) Smoldering.
(c) Endearing.
(d) Sensual.

6. For what reason does Tanimura dislike baths?
(a) He does not like to get wrinkled skin.
(b) He has a phobia about germs.
(c) He is scared of water.
(d) He gets bored.

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

8. What does Kafuku tell Misaki Watari after stating that he has wanted to tell her for a while?
(a) That there is something very sensual about her.
(b) That there is something very attractive about her.
(c) That there is something very off-putting about her.
(d) That there is something truly maddening about her.

9. What had been Kafuku's original intentions when he had first contacted Takatsuki?
(a) He had wanted to serve Takatsuki with a subpoena.
(b) He had wanted to kill Takatsuki.
(c) He had wanted to discover some fatal flaw with which to torture Takatsuki.
(d) He had wanted to invite Takatsuki to a dinner party.

10. What had Kafuku's marital state been at the time he bought his new convertible car?
(a) He had recently been divorced from his wife.
(b) His wife had recently died.
(c) His wife had still been alive.
(d) He had recently been married to his wife.

11. Oba tells Kafuku that Kafuku's future driver "almost never" (5) takes what action?
(a) Apologizes.
(b) Smokes.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Speeds.

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

13. What precipitates the end of the friendship between Kafuku and Takatsuki?
(a) Takatsuki cuts off all contact with Kafuku.
(b) Kafuku moves to a different country.
(c) Takatusuki moves to a different country.
(d) Kafuku cuts off all contact with Takatsuki.

14. From what location does Kitaru hail?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Kansai.
(c) Hanshin.
(d) Okinawa.

15. Oba guesses that Kafuku's future driver is about how old?
(a) In her late teens.
(b) In her mid-thirties.
(c) In her mid-twenties.
(d) In her early twenties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Kitaru's long-time girlfriend feel about her boyfriend's suggestion that Tanimura take her out on a date?

2. Oba tells Kafuku that his car, like all cars from what country, is "built to last" (7)?

3. When Haruki Murakami uses a simile to indicate Kafuku's level of trust in Oba, what metal does he reference?

4. What color is Kafuku's car?

5. For what reason does Kitaru learn the Kansai dialect?

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