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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who are Velvet and Coffee?
2. In Eiji's fantasy, what is hidden in his toolbox for him to use in knocking out people?
3. Who claims to have a file folder about Eiji's father?
4. Who does Eiji call Dowager and Donkey in Chapter One?
5. What does Eiji find inside the file folder?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the structure of Chapter One switch back and forth between fantasy and reality so often, making it difficult to tell the difference between the two?
2. Discuss Eiji's playing of video games in Chapter Three and what the video games symbolize.
3. What is the significance of the third person viewpoint in the scenes describing Eiji's first drug experience and his experience with Velvet?
4. How does Eiji's experience with Daimon on his twentieth birthday illustrate his naivety?
5. Who kidnaps Eiji in Chapter Four and why is Eiji kidnapped?
6. How successful are Eiji's initial attempts to contact Akiko Kato?
7. Why does Eiji decapitate the statue of the thunder god in his village shrine?
8. What happens to Mr. Aoyama in Chapter Two?
9. Describe what happens to Eiji's twin sister, Anju, shortly after the twins turn eleven and how Eiji is affected by the incident.
10. What does the letter Eiji receives from his mother in Chapter Two reveal, and how does it make him feel about contacting his mother again?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Two suicides and one contemplated suicide occur in Number Nine Dream. Discuss Mr. Aoyama's suicide, Subaru Tsukiyama's suicide, and Monkfish's contemplation of suicide. What motivates each of them and what theme(s) or lesson(s) do you think the author is trying to convey through these incidents? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Eiji's relationships with his three male friends: Suga, Daimon, and Buntaro. Also, discuss how he meets each of these friends, how they help him and whether he helps any of them, what his relationship with each of them is like, and whether any of the relationships change over the course of the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss symbolism and metaphor in Number Nine Dream. Give three examples of symbolism in the novel and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.
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