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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. When his mother phones him, what does Eiji say to her?
2. What does Eiji think of his new job at Nero's Pizza in Chapter Seven?
3. In Chapter Six, who does Eiji phone with increasing frequency?
4. What does Suga give Eiji before he leaves for his new job?
5. Who is Goatwriter?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who meets Eiji at the Amadeus Tea Room instead of his grandfather on the day of his second meeting with the older man, and why does his grandfather not meet him then as planned?
2. Explain who Mrs. Yamaya is and describe her visit with Eiji.
3. How does Eiji's relationship with Ai Imajo change in Chapter Five?
4. How does Eiji finally get to meet his father, and how does he feel after the meeting?
5. Describe Eiji's new job at Nero's pizza.
6. Is the earthquake in Tokyo at the end of Number Nine Dream real or fantasy?
7. Why does Suga take a new job in Texas and what gift does he give Eiji upon departing for his new position?
8. How do Mrs. Sasaki and Buntaro become a substitute family for Eiji in Chapter Five?
9. Describe Eiji's dream about John Lennon and Lennon's song "#9 Dream".
10. Who is Takara Tsukiyama, and how might he lead Eiji to Eiji's father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Eiji's relationships with his three male friends: Suga, Daimon, and Buntaro. Also, discuss how he meets each of these friends, how they help him and whether he helps any of them, what his relationship with each of them is like, and whether any of the relationships change over the course of the novel.
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
Two suicides and one contemplated suicide occur in Number Nine Dream. Discuss Mr. Aoyama's suicide, Subaru Tsukiyama's suicide, and Monkfish's contemplation of suicide. What motivates each of them and what theme(s) or lesson(s) do you think the author is trying to convey through these incidents? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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