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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What favor does the man who services Kafuku's car do for Kafuku at the beginning of the story?
(a) He recommends a driver to Kafuku.
(b) He gives Kafuku's car a free wash.
(c) He lies to Kafuku's wife about where he has been.
(d) He gives him a coupon for twenty percent off his next service.

2. At what type of location do Kitaru, Tanimura, and Kitaru's long-time girlfriend meet for the first time?
(a) A train station.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A beach.
(d) A coffee shop.

3. Who is the narrator of the story "Yesterday"?
(a) Tanimura, Kitaru, and Erika.
(b) Tanimura.
(c) Kitaru.
(d) Tanimura and Kitaru.

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

5. The ceiling overhead the bald man when he sits at his favorite and only spot in Kino's establishment has what characteristics?
(a) It is slanted and low.
(b) It is covered in vines.
(c) It is yellow and glaring.
(d) It is high and sterile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of blemishes does Kino's female customer reveal to him the night they have sex?

2. For what reason has Kitaru not had sex with his long-time girlfriend by the time Tanimura accompanies the couple on a date?

3. How does the narrator of "An Independent Organ" describe the level of success enjoyed by Dr. Tokai's medical practice?

4. What baseball reference does Tanimura use to indicate how far he had gone sexually with his girlfriend before going to college and breaking up with her?

5. Tanimura describes college to Kitaru using which single word?

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