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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Study of Tales".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Eiji's stepmother compare him?
(a) A happy memory.
(b) A cockroach.
(c) A warm, sunny day.
(d) A boil she will lance.

2. What kind of insects live in Eiji's apartment?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Flies.
(d) Cockroaches.

3. At the beginning of Chapter One, how does Eiji hope he will meet Akiko Kato?
(a) He hopes he will meet Akiko on the bus ride home.
(b) He hopes she will come to the Jupiter Cafe for lunch.
(c) He hopes a friend will introduce them.
(d) He hopes he will meet Akiko at a dance.

4. Why does Mrs. Sasaki tell Eiji not to return to his job at Ueno Station?
(a) She has a better job for him elsewhere.
(b) The yakuza or police might be looking for him there.
(c) They closed the station after Mr. Aoyama's suicide.
(d) He has been fired.

5. When Eiji searches for the file folder about his father, who does he see playing the piano for the opening of another part of the entertainment complex where the yakuza are?
(a) Daimon.
(b) Ai Imajo.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Buntaro.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Five, who faxes Eiji a message that he is coming to visit at six o'clock?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe the unfamiliar house in which Eiji awakens at the beginning of Chapter Five?

3. Where does Eiji go for breakfast in Chapter Three after his night with Daimon?

4. In what city does the book open?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Four, in what predicament does Eiji find himself?

(see the answer key)

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