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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 schoolboys call the graphic game they play with each other?
(a) Hoops.
(b) Hat grab.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Sucker punch.
2. From what illness does the narrator suffer?
(a) Autointoxication.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Small pox.
(d) Yellow fever.
3. On what popular playground toy do Omi and the narrator battle?
(a) The swinging log.
(b) The slide.
(c) The balance beam.
(d) The jungle gym.
4. What about Omi begins to bother the narrator?
(a) His disinterest in the narrator.
(b) His attraction to women.
(c) His lisp.
(d) His physical perfection.
5. What smell does the narrator associate with soldiers?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Blood.
(c) Steel.
(d) Motor oil.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Reni's "Saint Sebastian" cause the narrator to do for the first time?
2. As a child, the narrator fantasizes that who wants to kill him?
3. How does the narrator feel about Omi after meeting him alone in the schoolyard?
4. How does the narrator react to Reni's "Saint Sebastian"?
5. The narrator chooses not to speak to Yakumo because he is ashamed of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the narrator begin drinking and smoking?
2. What type of gender influence does the narrator have as a child?
3. Who was Sebastian of Reni's "Saint Sebastian"?
4. Why does the narrator choose not to volunteer as a special cadet?
5. How does the narrator feel about the prospect of grabbing Omi during a game of Dirty?
6. How is the grandmother affected when the narrator moves in with his father?
7. Why is the narrator fascinated by the idea of death?
8. Why does the narrator believe that his lack of interest in women may have to do with laziness?
9. Why is the narrator unable to participate in gym class the day that Omi demonstrates how to use the bars?
10. What sickness does the narrator suffer from and how does it affect him?
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