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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 26, the writer knows that Gotanda is innocent and did not want to do what?

2. In Chapter 30, who reads poetry to the writer?

3. Yuki tells the writer that the receptionist's name from the Dolphin Hotel is what in Chapter 27?

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

5. Dick dies while he is out doing what in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the protagonist's emotional state in Chapter 36? Why does he go to visit Yuki?

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

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

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

5. Why does the protagonist agree to go on a trip with Yuki in Chapter 27? Whom does he invite to come along?

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

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

8. What conversation takes place between the protagonist and Yuki's mother in Chapter 29? How does the writer feel upon leaving?

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

10. Who has died in Chapter 34? What conversation takes place between the protagonist and Yuki regarding the death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Ryoichi Gotanda in the narrative. What feelings does the protagonist have about his former classmate?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Dick in the narrative and the unique relationship Yuki shares with her mother. How does the protagonist feel about Amé's absence from Yuki's life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Gotanda and the actions and objectives of the protagonist in Chapter 26. What does the narrator hope to learn from Gotanda?

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