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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator begins scowling at other people, he does it to appear what?
(a) Strong.
(b) Disinterested.
(c) Sexy.
(d) Intelligent.

2. How does the narrator incite a feeling of superiority around his classmates?
(a) Showing off his money.
(b) Taking medication.
(c) Crude remarks.
(d) Proving his intelligence.

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

4. As a child, the narrator fantasizes that who wants to kill him?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) A pirate.
(c) The maid.
(d) His brother.

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

6. What does the narrator do to please his inner demons?
(a) Make out with girls.
(b) Make the demons heroes.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Make out with boys.

7. Who was the Captain of the Praetorian Guard of Rome?
(a) Sebastian.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) Omi's father.

8. Before encountering Omi alone in the schoolyard, what does the narrator believe about Omi?
(a) He is a coward.
(b) He is a snob.
(c) He is stupid.
(d) He is a hero.

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

10. The narrator is concerned his lack of interest in women stems from what?
(a) Superiority.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Creative expression.
(d) A test of the soul.

11. What do the schoolboys call the graphic game they play with each other?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Sucker punch.
(c) Hoops.
(d) Hat grab.

12. What time was the narrator born?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

13. A friend suggests the narrator should target whom for the graphic game?
(a) The school master.
(b) His brother.
(c) Omi.
(d) The colonel.

14. With whom is the narrator typically allowed to play as a child?
(a) No one.
(b) The neighborhood girls.
(c) The soldiers on duty.
(d) The neighborhood boys.

15. Why was the narrator once attracted to a girl on his bus?
(a) Her popularity.
(b) Her disinterest.
(c) Her knowledge of war.
(d) Her enthusiasm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator doing when he notices Yakumo?

2. Who scolds the narrator for claiming to remember his birth?

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

4. How old is the narrator when he is first attracted to another man?

5. After Omi is expelled, the narrator dreams of doing what to a classmate?

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