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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, "Lost Property".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anju learn about her mother when she accidentally overhears some local women talking in Mrs. Tanaka's store?
(a) Her mother abandoned her and Eiji to pursue men.
(b) Her mother died in a car wreck.
(c) Her mother committed suicide.
(d) Her mother is a drug addict.

2. At the beginning of Chapter One, how does Eiji hope he will meet Akiko Kato?
(a) He hopes she will come to the Jupiter Cafe for lunch.
(b) He hopes he will meet Akiko at a dance.
(c) He hopes a friend will introduce them.
(d) He hopes he will meet Akiko on the bus ride home.

3. On whose cell phone conversation does Eiji eavesdrop?
(a) Akiko Kato's.
(b) The waitress with the perfect neck's.
(c) Donkey's.
(d) Dowager's.

4. Which of the following does not describe Suga's appearance in Chapter Two?
(a) He has a ponytail.
(b) He has long, dangly arms.
(c) He has a fat bellow but no butt.
(d) He has eczema.

5. Which of the following is not an element of Eiji's daydream in Chapter One once it begins to rain?
(a) Eiji takes a boat to China.
(b) Eiji must save the pretty waitress from a crocodile.
(c) It rains so hard the entire city of Tokyo is flooded.
(d) Eiji drowns, is cremated and Yoko Ono attends his funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Akiko Kato?

2. Why doesn't Eiji confront Akiko Kato in Chapter One as he daydreams of doing?

3. Who is Wheatie?

4. At the beginning of Chapter Two, what does Eiji think has happened to Cat?

5. How many waitresses does Eiji encounter in Chapter One?

(see the answer key)

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