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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does the narrator relate to in the stories he reads?
(a) The princess.
(b) The prince.
(c) The poor.
(d) The dragon.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the narrator once attracted to a girl on his bus?

2. On what day do the boys at school have to dress in naval attire?

3. What type of visual pornography does the narrator hide at his home?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about the prospect of grabbing Omi during a game of Dirty?

2. Why does the narrator believe that his lack of interest in women may have to do with laziness?

3. Why is Omi expelled from school?

4. Why does the narrator feel he has cheated his way through life?

5. After witnessing Omi perform on the gym bars, why does the narrator decide he is no longer in love with him?

6. Why is the narrator unable to participate in gym class the day that Omi demonstrates how to use the bars?

7. Why does the narrator begin drinking and smoking?

8. How is the grandmother affected when the narrator moves in with his father?

9. Why do the narrator's parents keep him from living in the dormitories at school?

10. What sickness does the narrator suffer from and how does it affect him?

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