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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuu say when Natsuki tells him she is an alien too?
(a) He says that was just a childhood story.
(b) He says he wants to leave immediately.
(c) He says he believes her.
(d) He says he used to be an alien, but he is not any longer.

2. What does Natsuki think Yuu thinks of her?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He despises her.
(c) He is angry with her.
(d) He is worried about her.

3. What does Tomoya's family do to him that shocks Natsuki?
(a) Make him sleep in the dog house.
(b) Give him heavy medication.
(c) Cut his hair.
(d) Cut off his finger.

4. What happens to Natsuki after she goes to Mr. Igasaki's house in Part III?
(a) She tries to kill herself.
(b) She gets very sick with fever.
(c) She tries to run away.
(d) She begins to eat again.

5. What does Shizuka seem to always suspect about Natsuki?
(a) Natsuki steals from her.
(b) Natsuki is pregnant.
(c) Natsuki is jealous of her.
(d) Natsuki wants a new job.

6. What does Natsuki start to wear at home to please her husband?
(a) A tracksuit.
(b) A worker's uniform.
(c) A bra.
(d) A negligee.

7. Who is living at the house in Akishina in Part III?
(a) Natsuki's father.
(b) Yuu.
(c) Yoto.
(d) Kise.

8. What is different about the river in Natsuki's eyes in Part III?
(a) There are more fish in it.
(b) It is much small than she remembered.
(c) Nothing.
(d) It is much bigger than she remembered.

9. Where does Natsuki's family keep her prisoner after the incident with Yuu in Chapter 4?
(a) An actual juvenile prison.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) School.

10. How does Yuu's mother die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Suicide.

11. What does Natsuki's university friend that she confides in about her abuse do that infuriates Natsuki?
(a) Writes about it.
(b) Tries to fix her up with a boy.
(c) Tells others.
(d) Asks her to see a counselor.

12. How does Natsuki's cousin treat her at first when he visits the mountain house in Part IV?
(a) Warmly.
(b) He is very angry at her.
(c) Coldly.
(d) Indifferently.

13. How are Mr. Igasaki's parents treated now that so many years have passed?
(a) As ghosts.
(b) As a nuisance.
(c) As figures of sympathy.
(d) As saints.

14. What does Natsuki's husband tell her he is going to do after he is fired in Part III?
(a) Become a counselor.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Get a new job right away.

15. Who tries tirelessly to find Mr. Igasaki's killer?
(a) His son.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His wife.
(d) His parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Tomoya on the drive up the mountain?

2. Why does Natsuki's father stop talking to her?

3. What does Tomoya say he wants to discard before he is dragged back into the factory?

4. How does Teruyoshi describe the village around the mountain house?

5. Who does Natsuki tell about her sexual abuse while at university?

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