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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What activity does Kafuku love to do, "regardless of the season" (6)?
(a) Riding in the back of Oba's pickup truck.
(b) Swim.
(c) Drive with his convertible's top down.
(d) Eat ice cream.

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

4. 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.

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

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

7. When Tanimura goes away to college, he remarks that everything in his life until then has been what?
(a) Depressing.
(b) Embarrassing.
(c) Boring.
(d) Inane.

8. What main element do Kitaru and Tanimura have in common?
(a) They had both lived with many members of their extended families.
(b) They had both lived in the worst neighborhood in the area.
(c) They had both lived in fancy houses within ordinary neighborhoods.
(d) They had both lived in ordinary houses within rich neighborhoods.

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

10. What is the name of the man who routinely services Kafuku's car?
(a) Samsa.
(b) Una.
(c) Oba.
(d) Watanabe.

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

12. In college, Tanimura had worked in what type of establishment with Kitaru?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A bar.
(d) A restaurant.

13. 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) Annoyed.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Sad.

14. 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) Brusque.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Close-mouthed.
(d) Not at all cute.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Kafuku and Misaki Watari agree that the play in which Kafuku is currently acting is decidedly what kind of play?

2. Who is the narrator of the story "Yesterday"?

3. Oba guesses that Kafuku's future driver is about how old?

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

5. Tanimura had wanted to become a new person when he took what action?

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