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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe what happens to Daimon after the yakuza release him?
(a) Eiji has Buntaro put him in Eiji's apartment.
(b) Eiji puts him in a taxi.
(c) He dies.
(d) He is weak because the yakuza drained his blood.

2. Why doesn't Eiji's grandfather meet him?
(a) His grandfather has died.
(b) His grandfather has disowned him.
(c) His grandfather wants his attorney to send Eiji away.
(d) His grandfather is in the hospital.

3. 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?
(a) A job loss.
(b) A breakup with his girlfriend.
(c) A financial loss.
(d) A car accident in which a young boy was killed.

4. Where does Eiji begin receiving messages that "Father" is watching him and will see him soon?
(a) On his computer via email.
(b) On the ATM screen when he uses his ATM card.
(c) At home in his mailbox.
(d) On his answering machine.

5. Who is Buntaro?
(a) Eiji's landlord.
(b) Eiji's older brother.
(c) Eiji's father.
(d) Eiji's best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a reason Eiji's stepmother gives for why Eiji's father does not want to meet him?

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. What does Eiji do to the thunder god's statue when he is eleven-years-old?

4. What does Anju learn about her mother when she accidentally overhears some local women talking in Mrs. Tanaka's store?

5. What does Admiral Raizo say Eiji and his grandfather both want?

(see the answer key)

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