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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. What kind of animal takes up residence in Kino's bar after he opens it but before other customers start to arrive?
(a) A snake.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A mouse.

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

3. The narrator of "An Independent Organ" says that he had gotten married in what phase of his life?
(a) In his middle age.
(b) In his youth.
(c) In his thirties.
(d) In his teens.

4. With respect to the topic of "being quick on the draw" (86), the narrator references a film by what famous director?
(a) Federico Fellini.
(b) Francois Truffaut.
(c) Cecil B. DeMille.
(d) Alfred Hitchcock.

5. When Dr. Tokai finally falls in love, it is with a woman of what age?
(a) 3 years his junior.
(b) 16 years his senior.
(c) 16 years his junior.
(d) His age.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kino first sees the bald man come into his establishment, he pegs him as a what?

2. How often does Scheherazade come to see Habara?

3. To what work is Habara alluding when he decides to refer privately to his support liaison as Scheherazade?

4. What does Habara name as something his support liaison, whom he calls Scheherazade, never says out loud?

5. What adjective is used to describe the wedding presents Dr. Tokai buys for his paramours when they get married to another man?

Short Essay Questions

1. The unnamed narrator of the story "An Independent Organ" presents Dr. Tokai as an example of what type of person?

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

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

4. Dr. Tokai describes himself to the narrator using what two adjectives?

5. How does Kino come to own a bar and what had he done for work prior to the purchase?

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

7. Who is Goto and what is his role in the story entitled "An Independent Organ"?

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

9. How is the theme of secrecy depicted within the story entitled "An Independent Organ"?

10. When the narrator states that Dr. Tokai had displayed no signs of an unstable personality, what traits does he list as being absent within Dr. Tokai's personality?

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