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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the female magician who inspires the narrator?

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

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

4. Who was the Captain of the Praetorian Guard of Rome?

5. Why does the narrator masturbate in class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does the narrator begin drinking and smoking?

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

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

8. What type of gender influence does the narrator have as a child?

9. What impression is left by the narrator's memory of a night-soil man?

10. What does the narrator do to appear to be heterosexual in front of his fellow classmates?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The war changes the country of Japan and those who experienced it.

1) Describe the country as it was before the war.

2) Explain how the war changes the people of Japan.

3) Explain how the war changes the narrator.

Essay Topic 2

At an early age, the narrator is interested in other men. However, as a youth he does not attribute these feelings to be sexual.

1) What type of male influence does the narrator have in his life?

2) What masculine memories shape the narrator's life?

3) At an early age, why does the narrator hide this interest in other men?

Essay Topic 3

In Confessions of a Mask, the narrator's body betrays him repeatedly. Write an essay discussing the various ways the narrator's body betrays him and how this drives him to hide his true self behind a mask.

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