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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who once incarcerated the Boss?
(a) Guerrilla forces.
(b) Chinese military forces.
(c) Japanese military forces.
(d) Occupation forces.

2. Who is referred to as the Boss?
(a) The man behind the political structure of Japan.
(b) The man behind the largest corporation in Japan.
(c) The man behind a mysterious Internet based business.
(d) The man behind the largest liberal political party in Japan.

3. What does the Main Character dream about in the limo on the way to the Boss's house?
(a) The Girlfriends ears sitting on the seat next to him.
(b) A hammer and a talking sheep.
(c) Pliers and a talking cow.
(d) The Girlfriend's ears on the Strange Man's head.

4. Whose phone number does the Limo Driver say he has?
(a) God's.
(b) The Girlfriend's.
(c) The Boss's.
(d) The Prime Minister's.

5. Whom does the Strange Man demand to speak to?
(a) The person in charge of hiring and firing.
(b) The person responsible for an image in the bulletin.
(c) The person in charge of accounting.
(d) The person in charge of graphic design.

6. At what age does the person who dies in Chapter 1 die?
(a) 18.
(b) 60.
(c) 30.
(d) 26.

7. What does the Main Character see upon arriving home in Chapter 2?
(a) A puddle of water.
(b) A peacock.
(c) Red high-heeled shoes.
(d) A present wrapped in gold paper.

8. What best describes the Boss?
(a) A major right-wing political figure.
(b) A powerful leader of a corrupt family run corporation.
(c) A technological genius with strong liberal viewpoints.
(d) A major player in the conservative publication business.

9. Why does the Strange Man Call the Main Character after his return from the Boss's home?
(a) Because the Boss has recovered.
(b) Because the Boss is getting worse.
(c) Because the Boss has disappeared.
(d) Because the Boss has died.

10. How much money does the Main Character have from the Strange Man?
(a) 150 ten thousand yen notes.
(b) 500 thousand yen notes.
(c) 1,000 American dollars.
(d) 20,000 American dollars.

11. What does the Strange Man give to the Business Partner?
(a) A list of demands.
(b) A business card.
(c) A pen.
(d) An incriminating photograph.

12. What is the name of the person who dies in Chapter 1?
(a) Not revealed.
(b) Li.
(c) Harumi.
(d) Song.

13. What does the Girlfriend tell the Main Character just before she shows him her ears for the first time?
(a) That he must stay with her for a few months.
(b) That she cannot be responsible for his sorrow.
(c) That he will be at her command.
(d) That they must make love immediately.

14. Who is the first person that the Main Character tries to phone after Limo Driver on his return from the Boss's home?
(a) The Girlfriend.
(b) The Boss.
(c) God.
(d) His ex-wife.

15. Where does the opening scene of the novel occur?
(a) Saigon.
(b) London.
(c) An unnamed village in Japan.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Strange Man tell the Business Partner to do with the object he gives him?

2. How is the Strange Man dressed?

3. Who arrives at the Main Character's apartment after he makes his purchase in Chapter 22?

4. What does the Strange Man want the Main Character to tell him in Chapter 17?

5. How old is the Girlfriend as noted in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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