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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Tokai say his method had worked in relation to keeping himself from falling in love with the married woman?
(a) Perfectly.
(b) Not so well.
(c) Just okay.
(d) Great.

2. Dr. Tokai's girlfriends always display which quality?
(a) They are always models.
(b) They are always rich.
(c) They are always married or have steady boyfriends.
(d) They are always thin.

3. 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 high and sterile.
(b) It is slanted and low.
(c) It is covered in vines.
(d) It is yellow and glaring.

4. The narrator of "An Independent Organ" states that Dr. Tokai had never "found it odd" (84) to have how many girlfriends at once?
(a) Several.
(b) 2 or 3.
(c) 6 or 8.
(d) 1 or 2.

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

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

7. Within one of Scheherazade's stories, she confides in Habara that she had been a high school junior when she first took what action?
(a) Had a vision of her former life as a different creature.
(b) Broke into someone's house.
(c) Took an illegal drug.
(d) Kissed a boy.

8. The day after Kino and his female customer have sex, what time does Kino awake to find the woman gone?
(a) Nearly ten in the morning.
(b) Nearly three in the afternoon.
(c) Nearly noon.
(d) Nearly six in the morning.

9. What type of literary device is used within Kino's wife's declaration that there had been something wrong between her and Kino from the start, "as if [they'd] done the buttons up wrong" (168)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

10. When Kino and his ex-wife meet once their divorce is finalized, what does Kino's wife say she has been wanting to tell Kino?
(a) That she is pregnant with Kino's child.
(b) That she is sorry for cheating on him.
(c) That she is engaged.
(d) That she wants to resume their relationship.

11. The protagonist of the story "Kino" owns what type of establishment?
(a) A bowling alley.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A bar.
(d) A banquet hall.

12. What specific reason is given for Habara needing a support liaison who can bring him groceries and other items he requires?
(a) Because he has agoraphobia.
(b) Because he does not like the bright lights in grocery stores.
(c) Because he will be killed if he emerges from the house.
(d) Because he cannot go outside.

13. What is the cause of Dr. Tokai's death?
(a) Self-starvation.
(b) Jumping off a bridge.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Drug overdose.

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

15. The person who coordinates Dr. Tokai's personal calendar also records the patterns of what element in each girlfriend's life?
(a) Her menstrual cycle.
(b) Her ovulation cycle.
(c) Her husband's birthdays.
(d) A list of her current favorite flowers and jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. With respect to the topic of "being quick on the draw" (86), the narrator references a film by what famous director?

2. Most of Dr. Tokai's friends are said to be what?

3. How many of his own former lives does Habara tell Scheherazade that he can recall?

4. Habara describes his frequent sexual experiences with Scheherazade as neither "businesslike" (122) nor what?

5. What method does Dr. Tokai use in order to try to keep himself from falling in love with the married woman?

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