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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "The Language of Mountains is Rain".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What obstacle does Ai Imajo face in attaining her goal?
(a) Her father doesn't want her to go to the Paris school.
(b) She can't afford it.
(c) She doesn't have good grades.
(d) She has a learning disability.

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. What happens in Tokyo at the end of the book?
(a) The Olympic games are held there.
(b) A fire.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A flood.

4. Which of the following statements does not describe something Daimon reveals during his visit with Eiji in Chapter Five?
(a) Daimon says the yakuza are no longer searching for him.
(b) Daimon promises to try to help Eiji find his father.
(c) Daimon is now married to Miriam.
(d) Daimon and Miriam are going to disappear for a while.

5. When Eiji wakes up in a strange house after his night of terror with the yakuza, what childhood memory does it rekindle?
(a) Moving from relative to relative after Anju's death.
(b) A memory of his grandmother's house.
(c) A memory of his mother's house.
(d) Waking up in an orphanage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eiji's fourth dream in Chapter Eight about?

2. As he reflects on Anju's death and what gives his life meaning, what does Eiji begin to think about his search for his father?

3. Who responds to Eiji's personal ad in the newspaper?

4. How does Ai Imajo suggest that Eiji search for his father in Tokyo?

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

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