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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. In what city does the book open?
(a) Osaka.
(b) New York.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Kyoto.

2. Who warns Eiji to stay away from the Queen of Spades because it isn't an ordinary club?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Ai Imajo.
(d) Velvet.

3. To where do the contents of the file folder lead Eiji?
(a) To his stepmother's office.
(b) To a pachinko parlor where Morino is waiting for him.
(c) To the Queen of Spades.
(d) To his father's home.

4. What instrument can Eiji play?
(a) The piano.
(b) The flute.
(c) The guitar.
(d) The violin.

5. What interrupts Eiji's playing of the video game Virtua Sapiens?
(a) The cafe being robbed.
(b) A gang attacking him.
(c) An angry man threatening the waitress with the perfect neck.
(d) Daimon and Miriam arguing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the building in which Akiko Kato works?

2. Where does Eiji begin receiving messages that "Father" is watching him and will see him soon?

3. What does Eiji do when he comes to Ai Imajo's assistance in Chapter Three?

4. Before leaving the video arcade in Chapter Three, with whom does Eiji get into a brief discussion?

5. Why doesn't Eiji confront Akiko Kato in Chapter One as he daydreams of doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What rumors has Anju overheard about her mother?

3. What information does Eiji have about his father as he begins his quest?

4. What does the letter Eiji receives from his mother in Chapter Two reveal, and how does it make him feel about contacting his mother again?

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

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

7. What is the significance of the third person viewpoint in the scenes describing Eiji's first drug experience and his experience with Velvet?

8. What factors make Eiji feel out of place in Tokyo?

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

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

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