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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 Chapter Six, what tale does Suga give as the reason for his emotional distress when he shows up drunk one night while Eiji is working?
2. Why doesn't Eiji take a cigarette when Ogre offers him one?
3. Where do Ai Imajo and Eiji have breakfast in Chapter Seven?
4. Whose address does Daimon fax to Eiji after his visit with Eiji?
5. Where does Eiji find himself when he wakes up after his second dream in Chapter Eight?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Explain how Eiji gets a new job in Chapter Six.
3. Describe Eiji's dream about John Lennon and Lennon's song "#9 Dream".
4. Describe the disagreement between Ai and Eiji at the train station in Chapter Seven.
5. What secrets does Ai Imajo reveal about herself in Chapter Six, and what do her revelations indicate about her changing relationship with Eiji?
6. 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?
7. As he learns about Subaru Tsukiyama's life, what insights does Eiji begin to get about his own life?
8. In Chapter Seven, what plans does Eiji make with his mother?
9. Describe Eiji's new job at Nero's pizza.
10. What does Mrs. Yamaya's letter in Chapter Seven reveal about her relationship with the yakuza?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the mother figures in Number Nine Dream: Eiji's mother, Eiji's stepmother, Mrs. Sasaki, and Mama-san. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Suga's Holy Grail and how it parallels Eiji's search for his father. In what ways are the two quests similar? In what ways are they different? What concepts is the author reinforcing about Eiji's quest in his depiction of Suga's quest?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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