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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "Video Games".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eiji wear on his head in Chapter One?
(a) A baseball cap.
(b) A plumed hat.
(c) A golf cap.
(d) A straw hat.

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?
(a) A mermaid lives under it.
(b) It was a real whale the thunder god turned into stone.
(c) The stone is magical.
(d) If you swim to it, it will take you anywhere you want to go.

3. Who is Wheatie?
(a) Eiji's girlfriend.
(b) Eiji's landlord.
(c) Anju and Eiji's mother.
(d) Anju and Eiji's grandmother.

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

5. Where does Eiji go for breakfast in Chapter Three after his night with Daimon?
(a) The Jupiter Cafe.
(b) His apartment.
(c) Bunaro's video game store.
(d) The Queen of Spades.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Akiko Kato respond in Chapter Two to the letter Eiji sends her?

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

3. Who is Mr. Aoyama?

4. Why is it so important for Eiji to find the article he lost in the video arcade?

5. Which of Eiji's coworkers commits suicide when told he is being demoted?

(see the answer key)

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