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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. Which of the following is not something Anju can do at age eleven?
(a) Multiply fractions.
(b) Climb gym ropes faster than the boys in her class.
(c) Read seventh-grade texts.
(d) Play the piano.

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

3. Where do the yakuza men lock Eiji in Chapter Four?
(a) In a restroom at an entertainment complex.
(b) In a church.
(c) In a closet.
(d) In a bank vault.

4. What kind of yakuza war is going on in Chapter Four?
(a) A war between Tokyo and Osaka yakuza.
(b) A price war for drugs the yakuza sell.
(c) A war between two warring mobs.
(d) A war of succession .

5. What person does Eiji decide to meet virtually in the video game Virtua Sapiens?
(a) His mother.
(b) Anju.
(c) His stepmother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eiji's fantasy about Akiko Kato in Chapter One, with what does he escape her building?

2. What magazine does Suga read in Chapter Two?

3. 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?

4. Where does Eiji go for breakfast in Chapter Three after his night with Daimon?

5. With whom do eleven-year-old Anju and Eiji live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Eiji think Miriam can lead him to his father and how does he pursue his father through her?

2. Describe the strange messages Eiji receives while using the ATM.

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

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

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

6. How does Eiji's experience with Daimon on his twentieth birthday illustrate his naivety?

7. Who is Buntaro and what is Eiji's relationship with him like?

8. Why does Eiji decapitate the statue of the thunder god in his village shrine?

9. How does Eiji's defense in Chapter Three of Ai Imajo, the waitress with the perfect neck at the Jupiter Cafe, affect his developing relationship with Ai?

10. Who kidnaps Eiji in Chapter Four and why is Eiji kidnapped?

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