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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. In Eiji's fantasy about Akiko Kato in Chapter One, with what does he escape her building?
2. When Eiji searches for the file folder about his father, who does he see playing the piano for the opening of another part of the entertainment complex where the yakuza are?
3. Who do the yakuza men lock up with Eiji in Chapter Four?
4. At the beginning of Chapter Two, what does Eiji think has happened to Cat?
5. What game do Daimon and Eiji play together?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Buntaro and what is Eiji's relationship with him like?
2. What factors make Eiji vulnerable to exploitation by Daimon?
3. How does the video game Virtua Sapiens relate to Eiji's quest for his father?
4. Describe the letter Eiji receives from his stepmother in Chapter Three, and how it affects him.
5. 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?
6. Why does Eiji engage in so much fantasy and daydreaming?
7. Discuss Eiji's playing of video games in Chapter Three and what the video games symbolize.
8. Why does Eiji think Miriam can lead him to his father and how does he pursue his father through her?
9. What does Eiji's fantasy about masquerading as an aquarium cleaner to meet Akako Kato reveal about his character?
10. Who is Cat and what does Eiji's relationship with her indicate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Number Nine Dream contains a number of instances of foreshadowing. Cite at least three examples of foreshadowing in the novel and explain how it is used to indicate events to come.
Essay Topic 2
Meaning is one of the themes in Number Nine Dream. Discuss Eiji and any other two characters from the novel and discuss what gives their lives meaning. Does what gives their lives meaning change for any of the characters over the course of the story? What do you think the author is saying through these characters about what gives life meaning?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role of the yakuza in Number Nine Dream. In what ways is the yakuza organization like a family? What do you think Eiji learns from his experiences with the yakuza? In what ways does the yakuza help Eiji find his own substitute family?
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