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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. What is a doma?

2. What does Yuu say when Natsuki tells him she is an alien too?

3. Who does Shizuka say killed Mr. Igasaki?

4. What does Piyyut tell Natsuki she must do in order to survive in Part III?

5. Why does Tomoya leave the mountain house in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tomoya tries to carry out his plan to engage in a taboo?

2. What does Natsuki actually want the "earthlings" to do to her at the end of Part III?

3. How does Yuu react to Natsuki's and Tomoya's disclosures in Part III?

4. Why is Tomoya so repulsed by the site of female skin?

5. What is the dynamic between Kise and Tomoya?

6. Who does Natsuki believe she killed in Mr. Igasaki's house?

7. What does Tomoya say taboos are just another form or?

8. What does Natsuki offer to do for Tomoya when his father is beating him in Akishina?

9. What do Tomoya and Natsuki tell Yuu about themselves in Akishina?

10. Who takes Natsuki and Tomoya to Akishina, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the symbolism Murata intends to convey through Natsuki's, Tomoya's, and Yuu's acts of eating each other while still alive.

Essay Topic 2

How does Murata demonstrate Natsuki's steady descent into a fantasy world, and what is the reason for this descent? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Murata's development of Kise's character arc tell the reader about Japanese society as a whole, at least in the world Murata has build in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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