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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. Where does Eiji find himself when he wakes up after his second dream in Chapter Eight?
(a) At the PanOpticon building.
(b) In the cab of another truck.
(c) In Buntaro's video store.
(d) At the Jupiter Cafe.

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

3. Who meets Eiji when he is expecting to meet his grandfather instead?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandfather's attorney.
(c) His father.
(d) His stepmother and half-sister.

4. Who is Monkfish?
(a) Ai Imajo's brother.
(b) The boyfriend of Eiji's mother.
(c) Buntaro's brother.
(d) The driver of the second truck in which Eiji rides.

5. Who sends Eiji a postcard in Chapter Five?
(a) Ai imajo.
(b) His mother.
(c) His stepmother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the surname of Eiji's father?

2. What does Eiji's grandfather loan Eiji?

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

4. What was Subaru Tsukiyama's profession?

5. As he reflects on Anju's death and what gives his life meaning, what does Eiji begin to think about his search for his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Mrs. Sasaki and Buntaro become a substitute family for Eiji in Chapter Five?

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

3. How does Eiji finally get to meet his father, and how does he feel after the meeting?

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

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

6. Why is Eiji's grandfather disappointed in Eiji's father?

7. 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?

8. Why is the Nero's delivery truck driver with whom Eiji rides in Chapter Eight alone in his life instead of married?

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

10. How does Daimon help Eiji's search for his father?

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