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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. Who does Shizuka say killed Mr. Igasaki?

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

3. Who visits Akishina the morning Tomoya leaves on his mission?

4. Where does Yuu suggest Tomoya, he and Natsuki sit to calm down in Part IV?

5. Where does Natsuki's husband desperately yearn to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to visit at Akishina and what is the reason for the visit in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Natsuki believe her ear is permanently damaged in Part III?

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

9. How does Yuu react when Yota invites Natsuki to his house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Murata describe Natsuki's experience of Mr. Igasaki's murder? Why might it be described in this way? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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