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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tanimura describes college to Kitaru using which single word?
(a) Money.
(b) Drag.
(c) Girls.
(d) Fun.

2. Who is the narrator of the story "Yesterday"?
(a) Tanimura.
(b) Tanimura, Kitaru, and Erika.
(c) Kitaru.
(d) Tanimura and Kitaru.

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

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

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

6. What is the name of Kitaru's long-time girlfriend?
(a) Erika.
(b) Jill.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Barbara.

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

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

9. What favor does the man who services Kafuku's car do for Kafuku at the beginning of the story?
(a) He gives him a coupon for twenty percent off his next service.
(b) He gives Kafuku's car a free wash.
(c) He recommends a driver to Kafuku.
(d) He lies to Kafuku's wife about where he has been.

10. Kitaru remarks that his parents are constantly nagging him about what element of his behavior?
(a) He rarely calls home.
(b) He has not asked his long-time girlfriend to marry him.
(c) He has not declared a major.
(d) He does not study enough.

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

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

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

14. For how long had Kitaru been dating his long-time girlfriend before Tanimura had accompanied the couple on a date?
(a) Since junior high school.
(b) Since elementary school.
(c) Since preschool.
(d) Since high school.

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

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. What precipitates the end of the friendship between Kafuku and Takatsuki?

3. When Tanimura goes away to college, he remarks that everything in his life until then has been what?

4. How long does Tanimura say it had taken him to master the standard Tokyo dialect?

5. How often does Kafuku draw "distinctions between men and women in his daily life" (4)?

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