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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Scheherazade and Kino".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Kanda.
(c) Kamita.
(d) Kami.

2. When Kino first sees the bald man come into his establishment, he pegs him as a what?
(a) A yakuza.
(b) A taxi driver.
(c) A businessman.
(d) A racist.

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

4. For what reason has Kitaru not had sex with his long-time girlfriend by the time Tanimura accompanies the couple on a date?
(a) Kitaru struggles with erectile dysfunction.
(b) Kitaru's long-time girlfriend is committed to waiting until marriage.
(c) Kitaru's religious faith requires his chastity until marriage.
(d) Kitaru sees his long-time girlfriend as more of a sister than as a girlfriend.

5. What kind of doctor is Dr. Tokai?
(a) A psychologist.
(b) A plastic surgeon.
(c) A podiatrist.
(d) A dentist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that Dr. Tokai had always kept his distance from women who expressed interest in what?

2. What other fact is included alongside the narrator's statement that Kitaru had failed his college entrance exams twice?

3. When Kitaru describes feelings as if he is splitting himself in two, he names what two emotions?

4. Kitaru's ritual when he arrives home involves the singing of the song Yesterday and what other action?

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

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