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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "Kaiten".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gives Ai Imajo's life meaning?
(a) Music.
(b) Romance.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her job.

2. Why does Eiji's grandfather say he despises Eiji's father?
(a) Eiji's father sold a 500-year-old family heirloom sword.
(b) Eiji's father is disrespectful to his father.
(c) Eiji's father is an alcoholic.
(d) Eiji's father has embezzled money from his law firm.

3. Which of the following is not something Eiji has to convince his kidnapper of in order to be released?
(a) He doesn't know Daimon.
(b) He is not a spy for Jun Nagasaki.
(c) He is not selling drugs.
(d) He is not romantically invovled with Miriam.

4. What does Admiral Raizo say Eiji and his grandfather both want?
(a) Respect.
(b) The love of Eiji's father.
(c) A happy family life.
(d) Meaning.

5. What mark identifies someone as a yakuza man or mobster?
(a) A snake tattoo on a shaved head.
(b) A pierced nostril and ruby nose ring.
(c) A leopard tattoo on the chest.
(d) A dragon tattoo on the arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Six, what tale does Suga give as the reason for his emotional distress when he shows up drunk one night while Eiji is working?

2. Which of the following statements is not part of the fantasy Eiji tells Anju about the whalestone, a giant rock that emerges from the sea?

3. Why can't Eiji sleep at night in Chapter Two?

4. Who has kidnapped Daimon and Eiji?

5. As he reflects on Anju's death and what gives his life meaning, what does Eiji begin to think about his search for his father?

(see the answer key)

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