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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Osugi and Bosugi?
2. With whom does Eiji have his first sexual experience?
3. Who does Eiji call Dowager and Donkey in Chapter One?
4. Which of the following does not describe Suga's appearance in Chapter Two?
5. Which of the following does not describe what happens to Daimon after the yakuza release him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Donkey and Dowager call the waitress with the perfect neck a "hand cream model", and what does the depiction of the girl's hands in Chapter One really indicate?
2. How does Eiji's experience with Daimon on his twentieth birthday illustrate his naivety?
3. What rumors has Anju overheard about her mother?
4. What does Eiji's helping Daimon after the yakuza injure Daimon indicate about Eiji's character?
5. Why does Eiji engage in so much fantasy and daydreaming?
6. What information does Ryutaro Morino have about Eiji's father and how does he obtain it?
7. How does the video game Virtua Sapiens relate to Eiji's quest for his father?
8. Describe the letter Eiji receives from his stepmother in Chapter Three, and how it affects him.
9. Discuss Eiji's playing of video games in Chapter Three and what the video games symbolize.
10. Describe what happens to Eiji's twin sister, Anju, shortly after the twins turn eleven and how Eiji is affected by the incident.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Eiji has multiple jobs. Compare and contrast his job at Ueno Station, his job at the Shooting Star video store, and his job at Nero's Pizza. Why does he take each job, what does he learn at each job, and what role does each job play in helping him come to terms with his turbulent family history?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how the fictional manuscript about Goatwriter that Eiji finds and reads in Chapter Five is an allegory of Eiji's own experiences. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Family is an important concept in Number Nine Dream. Compare and contrast Eiji's relationships with his real family members with his relationships with his Tokyo friends who become a substitute family to him. What do you think the author is saying through Eiji's relationships about family?
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