View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other fact is included alongside the narrator's statement that Kitaru had failed his college entrance exams twice?
(a) Kitaru had been ill for a long period of time before exams.
(b) Kitaru had never wanted to attend college.
(c) Kitaru had hired an ineffective tutor.
(d) Kitaru had never studied for the exams.

2. How old was Tanimura when he went away to college?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

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

4. Oba tells Kafuku that his car, like all cars from what country, is "built to last" (7)?
(a) Germany.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Italy.
(d) Denmark.

5. Tanimura declares that the writer of the song Yesterday had recorded it in the studio with how many other people?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Misaki Watari take that makes Kafuku think that the action must be one that everyone in Junitakicho undertakes?

2. From what location does Kitaru hail?

3. Kafuku comes away from his meeting with Oba with the impression that his new driver will be all but which of the following things?

4. What activity does Kafuku love to do, "regardless of the season" (6)?

5. For what reason does Tanimura dislike baths?

Short Essay Questions

1. What precipitates Kafuku's need for a driver?

2. How does Tanimura characterize the Kansai dialect spoken by his friend Kitaru?

3. In what activities do Erika and Tanimura take part during their date together?

4. Which of Misaki Watari's qualities make her a perfect fit for her role as Kafuku's personal driver?

5. Discuss Kafuku's history with his beloved Saab.

6. How does the theme of perseverance emerge within Erika's comments about Tanimura's break-up with his high school girlfriend?

7. What is the significance of Kafuku's reaction to sitting in the passenger seat of his Saab after 12 years of driving?

8. How does Kitaru justify to Tanimura his butchering of the lyrics to the Beatles' song Yesterday?

9. What does the narrator describe as "the most excruciating thing" (17) about Kafuku's experience of knowing about his wife's affairs?

10. Discuss the nature of Kafuku's love for his late wife.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,328 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample