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

2. In Eiji's fantasy about Akiko Kato, what happens to the information he finds in her office?
(a) It proves false and doesn't lead to his father.
(b) It's stolen from him before he can read it.
(c) The ink it's printed with disappears when exposed to air.
(d) It is accidentally shredded.

3. 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.

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

5. Where does Eiji find the file folder about his father?
(a) In the black Cadillac.
(b) In the garbage.
(c) At the Queen of Spades.
(d) At the Jupiter Cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Eiji searches for the file folder about his father, who does he see playing the piano for the opening of another part of the entertainment complex where the yakuza are?

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

3. To where do the contents of the file folder lead Eiji?

4. What happens to Anju when Eiji has to leave her to go on an overnight trip with his soccer team?

5. Why does Eiji do what he does to the thunder god's statue when he is eleven?

(see the answer key)

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