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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 do Natsuki and Tomoya do as soon as they enter the house in Akishina?

2. What does Natsuki use to kill "the wicked witch"?

3. What does Natsuki find out that Tomoya has told his own family about their marriage?

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

5. What does Yuu tell Natsuki and Tomoya about himself in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Yuu in adulthood?

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

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

4. What does Natsuki feel the most pressure from her family about?

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

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

7. Where does Tomoya desperately want to visit in Part III, and why?

8. Who advocates for Natsuki to be able to visit Akishina, and why?

9. What does Tomoya want to do to try to reverse some of his brainwashing?

10. What is the dynamic between Kise and Tomoya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Piyyut so important in Natsuki's childhood and adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Murata establish the reader's expectation for Natsuki's unconventional life path early on in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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