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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, pages 183-218.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of physical affection did the narrator once receive from Sumiko?
(a) She hugged him.
(b) She danced with him.
(c) She kissed him.
(d) She put her head in his lap.

2. For what does the narrator look when seeking men to be attracted to?
(a) Sickliness.
(b) Money.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Intelligence.

3. What does Sonoko plan to do to protect herself from air raids?
(a) Build a bomb shelter.
(b) Join the army.
(c) Evacuate the city.
(d) Live with the narrator.

4. Over the summer, why does the narrator suddenly feel close to Omi?
(a) His mother mentions Omi.
(b) He grows underarm hair.
(c) He sees a boy who looks like Omi.
(d) There is an article in the paper about Omi.

5. What about Omi begins to bother the narrator?
(a) His lisp.
(b) His attraction to women.
(c) His physical perfection.
(d) His disinterest in the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the adults communicate after returning from a shining city in the narrator's dream?

2. What object does the narrator claim to remember from his birth?

3. What does the narrator feel after noticing the war has changed Kusano?

4. After kissing Sonoko, what does the narrator consider for the first time in his life?

5. What time was the narrator born?

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