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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Akiko Kato?
(a) The woman Eiji hopes to date.
(b) Eiji's birth mother.
(c) An attorney who is Eiji's only lead to his father.
(d) Eiji's grandmother.

2. Who gets Eiji his job by arranging an interview for him with Mrs. Sasaki?
(a) Anju.
(b) Mr. Aoyama.
(c) Buntaro.
(d) Suga.

3. What kind of business does Buntaro own?
(a) A lawn care service.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A video store.
(d) A bakery.

4. What is the name of the building in which Akiko Kato works?
(a) The PanOpticon Building.
(b) The Japanese Stock Exchange.
(c) The International Trading Building.
(d) The Tokyo Hilton.

5. What does Eiji have to do in exchange for information on his father?
(a) Sign a blood oath promising one day's loyalty to Morino.
(b) Sell drugs for the yakuza.
(c) Shoot Daimon.
(d) Rob a bank for the yakuza.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Three, who accuses Eiji of spying on her for Daimon?

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

3. Which of the following does not describe Suga's appearance in Chapter Two?

4. Which of the following is not something Anju can do at age eleven?

5. Who claims to have a file folder about Eiji's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Ryutaro Morino have about Eiji's father and how does he obtain it?

2. What does Eiji's fantasy about masquerading as an aquarium cleaner to meet Akako Kato reveal about his character?

3. What factors make Eiji vulnerable to exploitation by Daimon?

4. Describe the letter Eiji receives from his stepmother in Chapter Three, and how it affects him.

5. Describe Eiji's coworkers at Ueno Station and his relationships with them.

6. Who is Cat and what does Eiji's relationship with her indicate?

7. Discuss Eiji's playing of video games in Chapter Three and what the video games symbolize.

8. Who does Eiji initially think "father" is in Chapter Four, and who does "father" eventually turn out to be?

9. How does the video game Virtua Sapiens relate to Eiji's quest for his father?

10. Describe what happens to Eiji's twin sister, Anju, shortly after the twins turn eleven and how Eiji is affected by the incident.

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