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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 does Sonoko inspire the narrator to do?
(a) Jump in front of the train.
(b) Write a love poem.
(c) Climb on the roof and sing.
(d) Believe he can love a woman.

2. When is the narrator's birthday?
(a) June 18, 1950.
(b) January 4, 1925.
(c) April 7, 1945.
(d) February 10, 1931.

3. At what age does the narrator write an essay that his later self deems as false?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

4. How old is the narrator when he is first attracted to another man?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Six.

5. Where does the narrator spend his summer, prior to Omi's expulsion?
(a) With Omi.
(b) At school.
(c) The beach.
(d) With his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator is concerned his lack of interest in women stems from what?

2. How does the narrator feel about Omi after meeting him alone in the schoolyard?

3. When hearing air raid sirens, what does the boy look forward to?

4. Where does the narrator learn about heterosexual sex?

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

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