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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 does Natsuki hope the earthlings succeed in doing?

2. Where does Tomoya say he wants to sleep in Akishina?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Natsuki believes gives her the power to kill the evil creature in Part III?

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

3. What does Natsuki learn has happened to Yuu's mother?

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

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

6. Why is Tomoya fired?

7. What does Miho tell Natsuki about Natsuki's abuse?

8. What happens to Yuu in adulthood?

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

10. What is the dynamic between Kise and Tomoya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Murata describe the effects of Natsuki's mother's favoritism on her childhood and adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How and why does Murata establish Akishina as a refuge and a place of comfort and solace for Natsuki in the early stages of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Murata reveals about both Natsuki and Tomoya by explaining how they came to their marriage agreement? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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