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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 does Eiji's grandfather pretend to be when he meets Eiji?
(a) His grandfather's attorney.
(b) His grandfather's financial adviser.
(c) Admiral Raizo, an old family friend.
(d) His grandfather's physician.

2. Who is Ogre?
(a) Eiji's cousin.
(b) A yakuza assassin.
(c) The driver of the truck in which Eiji is riding.
(d) A coworker at Nero's.

3. Which of the following statements does not describe something Daimon reveals during his visit with Eiji in Chapter Five?
(a) Daimon and Miriam are going to disappear for a while.
(b) Daimon is now married to Miriam.
(c) Daimon promises to try to help Eiji find his father.
(d) Daimon says the yakuza are no longer searching for him.

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

5. Who is Eiji's third dream in Chapter Eight about?
(a) Eiji's father.
(b) Eiji's grandfather.
(c) Eiji's mother.
(d) Mr. Aoyama, the Ueno Station boss who killed himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Eiji take after receiving the address from Daimon?

2. When Eiji asks Buntaro what he can do to cover his rent now that he is no longer working at Ueno Station, what does Buntaro propose?

3. In Chapter Six, who does Eiji phone with increasing frequency?

4. Who sends Eiji a postcard in Chapter Five?

5. What happens during Eiji's visit with his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Eiji's dream about John Lennon and Lennon's song "#9 Dream".

2. How is the manuscript Eiji finds about Goatwriter an allegory for Eiji's own adventures?

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

4. What is the significance of Eiji's final dream about Anju in which Anju tells him to go away so he will not drown, too?

5. Describe Eiji's new job at Nero's pizza.

6. In Chapter Five, from whom does Eiji receive a postcard, and how does the card indicate a shift in the writer's attitude toward Eiji?

7. Describe the disagreement between Ai and Eiji at the train station in Chapter Seven.

8. How does Eiji's grandfather show that he approves of Eiji?

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

10. How does Eiji's relationship with Ai Imajo change in Chapter Five?

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