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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. In Chapter 31, the writer goes where?

2. In Chapter 33, the writer's life is relatively normal although he does not what?

3. Amé tells the writer that she hopes for what type of relationship with Yuki in Chapter 29?

4. In Chapter 34, the writer spends time with Gotanda and tells him about the first time he saw whom?

5. In Chapter 20, the writer says that his and Yuki's one-way communication isn't fair and that she should give him what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Bookish reveal about Mei and the investigation in Chapter 35?

2. What is the protagonist's impression of the police in Chapter 21? What takes place?

3. Where does Yuki suggest she and the protagonist go on a trip in Chapter 27? Why?

4. What do the police present to the protagonist as the cause of his interrogation in Chapter 21? How does the protagonist respond?

5. What does Yuki reveal after seeing the film "Unrequited Love" in Chapter 38?

6. What do the police ask the protagonist at the station in Chapter 21? What is his response?

7. What happens when the protagonist spots Kiki in Chapter 30? Where does this encounter lead him?

8. Describe the continued dialogue between the police and the protagonist in Chapter 21. How does the narrator feel about his treatment?

9. What leads up to the protagonist's encounter with Gotanda in Chapter 39?

10. How does the relationship between the protagonist and Dick progress in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of the hotel receptionist in the novel, and her story about the sixteenth floor. How might this be another element of foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the relationship that Yuki has with her parents. How does this neglect affect the narrator and why?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the characters of Fisherman and Bookish in the novel. How do these characters indicate the rising action of the narrative?

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