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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kino finally learns the name of the bald man who always sits in the same spot in his bar, what is it?
(a) Kamita.
(b) Jericho.
(c) Kanda.
(d) Kami.

2. For how long had Dr. Tokai been seeing the married woman before he had fallen in love with her?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. The narrator of "An Independent Organ" describes his own marital status in what way?
(a) Married with reservations.
(b) Single.
(c) Married.
(d) Divorced.

4. What kind of doctor is Dr. Tokai?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A psychologist.
(c) A plastic surgeon.
(d) A podiatrist.

5. Kino describes his bar as "a place where his heart could be" (153) what?
(a) Happy.
(b) Healed.
(c) Tethered.
(d) Set free.

6. While Scheherazade's days coming to see Habara are not fixed, it is specified that she never comes when?
(a) On weekdays.
(b) On Fridays.
(c) On holidays.
(d) On weekends.

7. Most of Dr. Tokai's friends are said to be what?
(a) Women.
(b) Single.
(c) Married without children.
(d) Married with children.

8. How often does Scheherazade come to see Habara?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Every day.
(d) Twice a month.

9. Habara describes his frequent sexual experiences with Scheherazade as neither "businesslike" (122) nor what?
(a) Engaging.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Routine.
(d) Sensual.

10. About the same time as the bar's unofficial mascot disappears, what other types of creatures does Kino start to see outside of his bar?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Apheds.
(d) Snails.

11. What action had Dr. Tokai always taken when a woman had broken up with him so that she could marry her other boyfriend?
(a) He had burned her photograph in his fireplace.
(b) He had attended her wedding.
(c) He had kissed her once on the forehead.
(d) He had bought her an expensive wedding present.

12. According to the narrator, for how many years has Dr. Tokai been performing the same romance rituals?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

13. The ceiling overhead the bald man when he sits at his favorite and only spot in Kino's establishment has what characteristics?
(a) It is slanted and low.
(b) It is covered in vines.
(c) It is high and sterile.
(d) It is yellow and glaring.

14. The first line of the story Scheherazade uses what two adjectives to describe the stories Habara's "support liaison" (121) tells him?
(a) Boring and pointless.
(b) Beautiful and somber.
(c) Strange and gripping.
(d) Powerful and haunting.

15. After what event does Habara's support liaison always tell him a story?
(a) Sex.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Lunch.
(d) A kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of Dr. Tokai's death?

2. The narrator of "An Independent Organ" states that most of the story's contents come from what source?

3. Once the bald man starts coming regularly to Kino's establishment, how often does he come?

4. Dr. Tokai believes that upon reaching adolescence, all kids become what?

5. To Habara's amazement, Scheherazade tells him that she can recall what phase of her life?

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