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

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

3. Who is Mrs. Yamaya?
(a) A prospective employer for Eiji.
(b) Eiji's stepmother.
(c) Morino's detective, who compiled the file on Eiji's father.
(d) Eiji's stepsister.

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

5. What is Subaru Tsukiyama's relationship to Eiji?
(a) He is Eiji's father.
(b) He is Eiji's half-brother.
(c) He is Eiji's great-uncle, the brother of Eiji's grandfather.
(d) He is Eiji's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eiji miss his six o'clock visitor?

2. What does Ai Imajo offer to buy Eiji when they meet for breakfast in Chapter Seven?

3. In Chapter Seven, where is Suga going to take a new job?

4. Who sends Eiji a postcard in Chapter Five?

5. What is the real reason for Suga's drinking binge?

Short Essay Questions

1. After escaping the exploding cars and the yakuza, where does Eiji wake up at the beginning of Chapter Five, and what childhood memories does the place in which he awakens rekindle?

2. In Chapter Seven, what plans does Eiji make with his mother?

3. Why does Suga take a new job in Texas and what gift does he give Eiji upon departing for his new position?

4. Explain how Eiji gets a new job in Chapter Six.

5. As he learns about Subaru Tsukiyama's life, what insights does Eiji begin to get about his own life?

6. What secrets does Ai Imajo reveal about herself in Chapter Six, and what do her revelations indicate about her changing relationship with Eiji?

7. What does Mrs. Yamaya's letter in Chapter Seven reveal about her relationship with the yakuza?

8. Explain who Mrs. Yamaya is and describe her visit with Eiji.

9. Is the earthquake in Tokyo at the end of Number Nine Dream real or fantasy?

10. Why does the second truck driver Eiji rides with in Chapter Eight want to commit suicide and why does he change his mind?

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