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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what work is Habara alluding when he decides to refer privately to his support liaison as Scheherazade?
(a) Catch-22.
(b) One Hundred Years of Solitude.
(c) One Thousand and One Nights.
(d) Robinson Crusoe.

3. Within the narrator's present-tense description of Dr. Tokai, what is NOT a characteristic the narrator lists?
(a) Dr. Tokai lives in an elegant building in Tokyo.
(b) Dr. Tokai is 52 years old.
(c) Dr. Tokai has never been married.
(d) Dr. Tokai is 38 years old.

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) 1 or 2.
(b) Several.
(c) 2 or 3.
(d) 6 or 8.

5. During one of her stories, Scheherazade declares that she had been what creature in a former life?
(a) A koala.
(b) A praying mantis.
(c) A lamprey eel.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what point in her life does Scheherazade say she had realized her former status as a particular creature?

2. What fraction of the women who had broken up with Dr. Tokai in order to marry another man had eventually gotten back in touch with Dr. Tokai?

3. To thank his personal scheduler, Dr. Tokai takes what action frequently?

4. How does Dr. Tokai say his method had worked in relation to keeping himself from falling in love with the married woman?

5. The narrator begins the story "An Independent Organ" by announcing that Dr. Tokai had lived what type of life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Around the time Kino's cat disappears, what other creatures begins to show up outside of the bar and what do they symbolize?

2. The narrator states that "affable" (83) people almost always have what other qualities?

3. What is Dr. Tokai's eventual fate?

4. Describe Scheherazade's routine upon arriving at Habara's house twice per week.

5. How is the theme of escape depicted within Habara's receipt of Scheherazade's stories?

6. What is the symbolism inherent in Kino's bar?

7. What type of doctor is Dr. Tokai and how does his job relate to his preferred habits regarding dating?

8. Name the mysterious elements present within the story "Scheherazade" that are not resolved by the end of the story.

9. To what work is the title of the story "Scheherazade" referring and what is the significance of the title?

10. How is vivid imagery employed within Scheherazade's depiction of her former life as a lamprey eel?

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