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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 word does the narrator use to describe Dr. Tokai's sense of humor?
(a) Wry.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Straightforward.
(d) Airy.

2. What object does Dr. Tokai instruct to be given to the narrator upon Dr. Tokai's death?
(a) A picnic basket.
(b) A lightbulb.
(c) A clock.
(d) A squash racket.

3. What had Kafuku's marital state been at the time he bought his new convertible car?
(a) His wife had still been alive.
(b) His wife had recently died.
(c) He had recently been divorced from his wife.
(d) He had recently been married to his wife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Kino and his female customer go in order to have sex with one another?

2. Oba guesses that Kafuku's future driver is about how old?

3. Who is the narrator of the story "Yesterday"?

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

5. How old was Tanimura when he went away to college?

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