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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 statements is not part of the fantasy Eiji tells Anju about the whalestone, a giant rock that emerges from the sea?
(a) The stone is magical.
(b) A mermaid lives under it.
(c) It was a real whale the thunder god turned into stone.
(d) If you swim to it, it will take you anywhere you want to go.

2. Which of the following is not something Anju can do at age eleven?
(a) Multiply fractions.
(b) Read seventh-grade texts.
(c) Play the piano.
(d) Climb gym ropes faster than the boys in her class.

3. How long after his meeting with Admiral Raizo is Eiji supposed to meet his grandfather?
(a) Seven days.
(b) One year.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) One month.

4. Who meets Eiji when he is expecting to meet his grandfather instead?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandfather's attorney.
(d) His stepmother and half-sister.

5. What does Eiji witness while with the yakuza?
(a) A carjacking.
(b) A bank robbery.
(c) Multiple tortures and murders.
(d) A drug sale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe Suga's appearance in Chapter Two?

2. What does Eiji think about Anju's ability to swim to the whalestone?

3. What happens when Eiji asks for the file folder about his father?

4. What does Eiji come to realize about the word "Father" in the strange messages he receives that Father is watching him?

5. What gives Ai Imajo's life meaning?

(see the answer key)

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