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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 outrageous act does Tomoya say he wants to engage in to "liberate himself from the brainwashing"?

2. How does Yuu's mother die?

3. What does Natsuki's university friend that she confides in about her abuse do that infuriates Natsuki?

4. What is the term Natsuki's family uses for when the ground around a grave collapses?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dynamic between Kise and Tomoya?

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

3. How does Natsuki feel when seeing Yuu again for the first time?

4. Why is Tomoya fired?

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

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

7. What happens to Yuu in adulthood?

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

9. What does Natsuki begin to believe Yuu thinks of her in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Murata describe Tomoya's near-obsession with Akishina? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Yuu distinguish between the acts of living and surviving? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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