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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What have the pregnant woman in Chapter Six and her husband decided to name their coming baby?
(a) Kodai.
(b) Jalaya.
(c) Lasami.
(d) Tunimoka.

3. Who is Goatwriter?
(a) A computer hacker at Ueno Station.
(b) One of the yakuza men.
(c) Buntaro's brother.
(d) A goat and lead character in the book Eiji finds and reads.

4. What strange things does Ai say are happening in Tokyo when she and Eiji talk by telephone at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) It is snowing in summer.
(b) The rain is yellow.
(c) Pigeons are flying into buildings and cars.
(d) The temperature has dropped noticeably.

5. Which of the following does not describe how Eiji sabotages the yakuza at the end of Chapter Seven?
(a) He uses Suga's computer virus.
(b) He attaches Mrs. Yamaya's data on the yakuza to the virus.
(c) He bombs Mr. Tsuru's car.
(d) He sends Mrs. Yamaya's data to theTokyo police.

6. Why does the person in Eiji's third dream say Anju is not dead?
(a) Because Eiji won't let her die.
(b) Because life is eternal.
(c) Because her death was a dream.
(d) Because she was kidnapped.

7. Who is Monkfish?
(a) The boyfriend of Eiji's mother.
(b) The driver of the second truck in which Eiji rides.
(c) Ai Imajo's brother.
(d) Buntaro's brother.

8. At the beginning of Chapter Six, where does Eiji go to meet his grandfather?
(a) His grandfather's home in Tokyo.
(b) The PanOpticon.
(c) The Jupiter Cafe.
(d) The Amadeus Tea Room.

9. Why does Mrs. Sasaki tell Eiji not to return to his job at Ueno Station?
(a) He has been fired.
(b) She has a better job for him elsewhere.
(c) The yakuza or police might be looking for him there.
(d) They closed the station after Mr. Aoyama's suicide.

10. What does Eiji find in the secret room of the unfamiliar house?
(a) A gun.
(b) Mrs. Sasaki's old love letters.
(c) A book manuscript written by Mrs. Sasaki's sister.
(d) A dead body.

11. When Buntaro visits Eiji in Chatper Five, who does he say has been looking for Eiji?
(a) Eiji's father.
(b) Ai Imajo.
(c) Mr. Tsuru.
(d) Eiji's stepmother.

12. Why doesn't Eiji take a cigarette when Ogre offers him one?
(a) He doesn't like Ogre.
(b) He has promised AI Imajo he will stop smoking.
(c) He fears Ogre has germs.
(d) He is allergic to cigarettes.

13. Why is Ogre not married?
(a) He sleepwalks and acts out his dreams while doing so.
(b) He prefers not to commit himself to marriage.
(c) The woman he loved died and he never got over her.
(d) He fears a wife would spend all his money.

14. When his mother phones him, what does Eiji say to her?
(a) That she is crazy and needs therapy.
(b) That he wants to come see her.
(c) That he never wants to hear from her again.
(d) That she is responsible for Anju's death.

15. What does Eiji think of his new job at Nero's Pizza in Chapter Seven?
(a) He hates it.
(b) The kitchen is hot and cramped, but the work is easy.
(c) His coworkers are mean.
(d) The hours are too long.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ai Imajo and Eiji have breakfast in Chapter Seven?

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

3. Who is Mrs. Comb?

4. What was Subaru Tsukiyama's profession?

5. What obstacle does Ai Imajo face in attaining her goal?

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