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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. How long does the university postpone classes during the Allied-raids?

2. Whom does Sonoko's mother send to chaperon her?

3. When the narrator is around Sonoko, how does he feel?

4. After visiting Kusano, how does the narrator feel?

5. The second time school is suspended, where is the narrator sent to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. On the train, what does the narrator do that makes Sonoko blush?

2. Upon witnessing the sight of the air raid victims, what does the narrator want to do?

3. What impresses the narrator about the refugees that he sees?

4. Prior to his draft meeting, the narrator suspects his health will make him what?

5. To get out of staying an extra day with Sonoko, what lie does the narrator tell her about his job?

6. What event takes place that proves to the narrator he is capable of basic, human emotion?

7. Why does the narrator want to stay in a hotel with Sonoko?

8. Why does the quote "The measure of a woman's power is the degree of suffering with which she can punish her lover" bother the narrator?

9. After the narrator kisses Sonoko, what does she expect from him?

10. What is the narrator's opinion of the factory that produces war planes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator goes through his life trying to convince himself and others that he is normal. What steps does the narrator take to appear normal to the following?

1) His classmates.

2) His family.

3) Women.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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