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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tanimura accuses Kitaru of taking what action in relation to the song Yesterday?
(a) Making fun of it.
(b) Attacking it.
(c) Minimizing it.
(d) Butchering it.

2. What shape is the birthmark on the neck of Kafuku's new driver?
(a) Oval.
(b) Circular.
(c) Triangular.
(d) Rectangular.

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

4. Kafuku's new driver is described as having ears like what objects?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Satellite dishes.
(c) Ginger roots.
(d) Kites.

5. What main element do Kitaru and Tanimura have in common?
(a) They had both lived in the worst neighborhood in the area.
(b) They had both lived in ordinary houses within rich neighborhoods.
(c) They had both lived in fancy houses within ordinary neighborhoods.
(d) They had both lived with many members of their extended families.

6. What is the name of Kitaru's long-time girlfriend?
(a) Jill.
(b) Erika.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Barbara.

7. What precipitates the end of the friendship between Kafuku and Takatsuki?
(a) Takatsuki cuts off all contact with Kafuku.
(b) Kafuku moves to a different country.
(c) Takatusuki moves to a different country.
(d) Kafuku cuts off all contact with Takatsuki.

8. Kafuku believes that the majority of female drivers fall into which two categories?
(a) Too aggressive or too timid.
(b) Courteous or rude.
(c) Too slow or too fast.
(d) Distracted or intensely focused.

9. The girlfriend from whom Tanimura parted before college hailed from what location?
(a) Shukugawa.
(b) Kansai.
(c) Ashiya.
(d) Okinawa.

10. Tanimura declares that the writer of the song Yesterday had recorded it in the studio with how many other people?
(a) 0.
(b) 14.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

11. Tanimura had wanted to become a new person when he took what action?
(a) When he went to Tokyo to attend college.
(b) When he went to Kansai to attend college.
(c) When he severed his friendship with Kitaru.
(d) When he broke up with his long-time girlfriend.

12. For what reason does Kitaru's long-time girlfriend agree to a date with Tanimura?
(a) She wants to feel that she has a secret from Kitaru.
(b) She thinks Tanimura is handsome.
(c) She wants to get back at Kitaru for suggesting the date.
(d) She has nothing to do on the night he invites her out.

13. After a period of friendship with Takatsuki, Kafuku comes to the conclusion that Takatsuki had felt what emotion toward Kafuku's late wife?
(a) Real love.
(b) Sexual attraction.
(c) Mild affection.
(d) Puppy love.

14. Oba tells Kafuku that his car, like all cars from what country, is "built to last" (7)?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) Denmark.

15. Kitaru's ritual when he arrives home involves the singing of the song Yesterday and what other action?
(a) Taking a series of photographs.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Lighting a bonfire.
(d) Cooking a meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Kafuku draw "distinctions between men and women in his daily life" (4)?

2. Kafuki tells Watari that he likes what objects because they are "easier than CDs" (9)?

3. From what location does Kitaru hail?

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

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

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