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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, pages 126-153.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reni's "Saint Sebastian" cause the narrator to do for the first time?
(a) Run away from home.
(b) Pleasure himself.
(c) Pick up a paint brush.
(d) Read the Bible.

2. What does the narrator swear off, after witnessing Omi on the gym bars?
(a) Sex.
(b) Physical fitness.
(c) Love.
(d) Gym class.

3. During the war, what does the school administration have the boys do?
(a) Raise money for weapons.
(b) Drills.
(c) Volunteer at the hospital.
(d) Wear uniforms.

4. What effect do death and blood have on the narrator during puberty?
(a) They haunt him.
(b) They arouse him.
(c) The repulse him.
(d) They frighten him.

5. What occupation was once held by the narrator's grandfather?
(a) Colonel governor.
(b) Naval captain.
(c) President of a corporation.
(d) Lieutenant governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator believe he will do at a younger age than most?

2. What impression does the narrator have of Omi after meeting him alone in the schoolyard?

3. What is Omi doing when the narrator finds him alone in the schoolyard?

4. What does Sonoko inspire the narrator to do?

5. What does the narrator believe he must hide from others?

(see the answer key)

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