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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. Once the bald man starts coming regularly to Kino's establishment, how often does he come?
(a) Once, or at most, twice per week.
(b) Once, or at most, twice per month.
(c) Twice, or at most, three times a month.
(d) Twice, or at most three, times per week.

2. What adjective is used to describe the wedding presents Dr. Tokai buys for his paramours when they get married to another man?
(a) Expensive.
(b) Cursory.
(c) Impulsive.
(d) Personalized.

3. The narrator begins the story "An Independent Organ" by announcing that Dr. Tokai had lived what type of life?
(a) Ersatz.
(b) Deceptive.
(c) Monotonous.
(d) Artificial.

4. What is NOT listed among Dr. Tokai's favorite pleasures when it comes to spending time with women?
(a) Talking with the women.
(b) Having sex with the women.
(c) Having dinner with the women.
(d) Drinking wine with the women.

5. To thank his personal scheduler, Dr. Tokai takes what action frequently?
(a) He gives gifts.
(b) He provides invitations to lunch.
(c) He gives an annual bonus.
(d) He gives compliments.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the narrator of "An Independent Organ" have?

2. The day after Kino and his female customer have sex, what time does Kino awake to find the woman gone?

3. For what reason does Kino quit his job in the sporting goods industry?

4. 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?

5. What kind of animal takes up residence in Kino's bar after he opens it but before other customers start to arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is foreshadowing employed within the narrator's memory of his last conversation with Dr. Tokai?

2. In what ways is the unnamed narrator of "An Independent Organ" suggested to be possibly unreliable?

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

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

5. How does the theme of appearance versus reality emerge within the stories that Scheherazade tells to Habara?

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

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

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

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

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

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