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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, pages 101-126.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it ironic that the narrator cannot swim?
(a) His mother teaches him every year.
(b) He is an expert diver.
(c) Omi is the swimming champion.
(d) He loves the ocean.

2. On what popular playground toy do Omi and the narrator battle?
(a) The slide.
(b) The jungle gym.
(c) The swinging log.
(d) The balance beam.

3. At the school, who knows why Omi has been expelled?
(a) The janitor.
(b) Omi's brother.
(c) The teachers.
(d) The narrator.

4. In the essay his later self deems as false, what does the narrator trick himself into believing?
(a) He is healthy.
(b) He is someone others admire.
(c) He is happy.
(d) He is smart.

5. During what game do Omi and the narrator do battle?
(a) Upper versus Lower.
(b) War.
(c) Fight for the Title.
(d) King of the Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the battle, what does Omi do to the narrator?

2. When the war begins, what does the country become?

3. What does the narrator find attractive about Sumiko?

4. Whom does the narrator relate to in the stories he reads?

5. What effect do death and blood have on the narrator during puberty?

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