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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the narrator given an opportunity to start a conversation with Yakumo, but doesn't?
(a) Jogging.
(b) At his aunt's house.
(c) Swimming lessons.
(d) In the library.

2. During the war, what does the school administration have the boys do?
(a) Drills.
(b) Volunteer at the hospital.
(c) Raise money for weapons.
(d) Wear uniforms.

3. Who reveals the identity of the figure in the photograph to the narrator?
(a) His nurse.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

4. In the first attempt to execute Sebastian, what weapon was used?
(a) Poison darts.
(b) The guillotine.
(c) Guns.
(d) Arrows.

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

6. How do the adults communicate after returning from a shining city in the narrator's dream?
(a) By sign.
(b) In French.
(c) Through touch.
(d) In writing.

7. What weapon is used to kill Sebastian for good?
(a) An axe.
(b) Arrows.
(c) Clubs.
(d) Guns.

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

9. What type of stories does the narrator like to read as a child?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Romance novels.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Science fiction.

10. When the war begins, what does the country become?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Scared.
(d) Stoic.

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

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

13. What do the boys at school believe about Omi?
(a) He is someone to fear.
(b) He has had sex with many women.
(c) He is well endowed.
(d) All of these.

14. After the battle, what does Omi do to the narrator?
(a) Puts an arm around him.
(b) Punches him.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Threatens him.

15. After Omi is expelled, from what physical ailment does the narrator suffer?
(a) Memory loss.
(b) Chest pains.
(c) Gout.
(d) Anemia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator learn about heterosexual sex?

2. What impression does the narrator have of Omi after meeting him alone in the schoolyard?

3. When the narrator begins scowling at other people, he does it to appear what?

4. What becomes popular with the boys when the country goes to war?

5. When is the narrator's birthday?

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