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

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

3. What does the Rat refuse to give to the Main Character in his first letter?
(a) The money he owes him.
(b) His address.
(c) The name of his new wife.
(d) The dreams he is having.

4. In what year is the Boss's brain cyst discovered?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1935.

5. Why does the Strange Man give the Main Character a magnifying glass?
(a) As a form of protection.
(b) To look at a document.
(c) To burn bugs.
(d) To look at the sheep photograph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the Limo Driver tell the Main Character gave him the important phone number?

2. What does the Main Character eat, while his visitor watches, in Chapter 2?

3. Why does the Main Character say that his relationship with his ex-wife is over?

4. What does the Girlfriend tell the Main Character just before she shows him her ears for the first time?

5. What does the Main Character do in Chapter 3 after his unexpected visitor leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the chapter title "Wednesday Afternoon Picnic?"

2. Why does the ex-wife not want the Main Character to deliver her belongings to her new home?

3. Does the Main Character care about the future of the Business Partner?

4. Does the Main Character flaunt the authority of the Strange Man?

5. Describe the Main Character's dream the first time he rides in the Boss's limo.

6. How important is the cat to the Main Character?

7. Describe the Limo Driver.

8. Why do the Main Character and the Business Partner disagree on the direction of their business?

9. What is the cause of the friction between the Strange Man and the Main Character?

10. Why are sheep important in Japan's history?

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