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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who scolds the narrator for claiming to remember his birth?
(a) Mother.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Omi.

2. At what age does the narrator hit puberty?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

3. What is the narrator doing when he notices Yakumo?
(a) Shooting hoops.
(b) Taking a walk.
(c) Leading calisthenics.
(d) Riding a bicycle.

4. From what ailment does the narrator's grandmother suffer?
(a) Gout.
(b) Cranial neuralgia.
(c) Leprosy.
(d) Diabetes.

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

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

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

8. What does the narrator try to learn from others?
(a) Sensitivity.
(b) Speech patterns.
(c) Interest in science.
(d) Heterosexual behavior.

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

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

11. Why does the narrator masturbate in class?
(a) He wants to get expelled.
(b) He is attracted to his teacher.
(c) He does it on a dare.
(d) He is bored.

12. In order to appear masculine, what does the narrator convince his female cousins to do?
(a) Shoot at a soldier.
(b) Cliff dive.
(c) Kill a bird.
(d) Play war.

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

14. Why does the narrator move in with his father?
(a) His grandparents out him.
(b) He hates his mother.
(c) His father is a homosexual.
(d) He has no money.

15. After being affected by "Saint Sebastian," what does the narrator do to analyze his feelings?
(a) Visits Rome.
(b) Meditates.
(c) Attends art school.
(d) Writes an essay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator spend his summer, prior to Omi's expulsion?

2. During puberty, the narrator likens his penis to a what?

3. What does the narrator do to celebrate his admiration for the female magician?

4. After Omi is expelled, what type of fantasies does the narrator indulge in?

5. What position do most of the boys at school volunteer for during the war?

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