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

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the female magician who inspires the narrator?
(a) Sonoko.
(b) Marshan.
(c) Omi.
(d) Tenkatsu.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the narrator's birthday?

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

3. After being affected by "Saint Sebastian," what does the narrator do to analyze his feelings?

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

5. With whom is the narrator typically allowed to play as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Over the summer, the narrator realizes his love for Omi may actually be what?

2. Why does the narrator choose not to volunteer as a special cadet?

3. What physical actions does the narrator take in order to appear to be tough?

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

5. While in school with Omi, what type of boy is the narrator attracted to?

6. When Omi and the narrator lock eyes during a game of "King of the Hill," what does the narrator imagine has taken place?

7. Why does the narrator begin drinking and smoking?

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

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

10. When the narrator writes an essay to analyze his feelings about Reni's "Saint Sebastian," what physical object does the narrator discuss and why?

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