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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Eiji asks for the file folder about his father?
(a) The yakuza break his arm.
(b) It is given to him.
(c) The yakuza burn it.
(d) He's told to leave before he's beaten senseless.

2. Who are Frankenstein and Lizard?
(a) Characters in a video game.
(b) The two yakuza men waiting in the Cadillac for Eiji.
(c) Cartoon characters.
(d) Two of Eiji's coworkers.

3. What is Anju's relationship to Eiji?
(a) She's his neighbor.
(b) She's his twin sister.
(c) She's his mother.
(d) She's his boss.

4. Which of the following is not something Anju can do at age eleven?
(a) Climb gym ropes faster than the boys in her class.
(b) Read seventh-grade texts.
(c) Multiply fractions.
(d) Play the piano.

5. In Chapter Three, who accuses Eiji of spying on her for Daimon?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Ai Imajo.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Velvet.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What instrument can Eiji play?

3. What does Eiji leave in the video arcade in Chapter Three?

4. With whom does Daimon seem to have tension at the Queen of Spades?

5. With whom does Eiji have his first sexual experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Eiji think Miriam can lead him to his father and how does he pursue his father through her?

2. How does Eiji's experience with Daimon on his twentieth birthday illustrate his naivety?

3. What rumors has Anju overheard about her mother?

4. What information does Ryutaro Morino have about Eiji's father and how does he obtain it?

5. What is the significance of the third person viewpoint in the scenes describing Eiji's first drug experience and his experience with Velvet?

6. Discuss Eiji's playing of video games in Chapter Three and what the video games symbolize.

7. Who does Eiji initially think "father" is in Chapter Four, and who does "father" eventually turn out to be?

8. Why does Eiji engage in so much fantasy and daydreaming?

9. What does Eiji's fantasy about masquerading as an aquarium cleaner to meet Akako Kato reveal about his character?

10. Who is Cat and what does Eiji's relationship with her indicate?

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