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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. After Omi is expelled, the narrator's fantasies mentally play out in what location?

2. What word does the narrator use to describe the occupation of a night-soil man?

3. In what city was the narrator born?

4. As a child, the narrator fantasizes that who wants to kill him?

5. How old is Yakumo when the narrator first becomes attracted to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do adults seem concerned at the narrator's insistence that he remembers his birth?

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

4. What is the reaction of his family when the narrator dresses up as the magician, Tenkatsu?

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

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

7. Who was Sebastian of Reni's "Saint Sebastian"?

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

9. Why is the narrator fascinated by the idea of death?

10. Why does the narrator begin drinking and smoking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The narrator is surrounded by feminine influence, yet certain social cues teach him how a boy "should" act.

1) Who provides the narrator with these social cues?

2) What does the narrator do to act out his gender expectations?

3) In what ways does the narrator struggle against his gender identity?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator is immature in his relationship with women. When he meets Sonoko, she too is somewhat immature.

1) How does this immaturity help Sonoko and the narrator's relationship work?

2) What are some examples of immature interactions?

3) How does the immaturity affect their relationship?

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