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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. Who is Eiji's second dream in Chapter Eight about?
2. What happens in Tokyo at the end of the book?
3. When Eiji asks Buntaro what he can do to cover his rent now that he is no longer working at Ueno Station, what does Buntaro propose?
4. Who is Mrs. Comb?
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. 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. As he learns about Subaru Tsukiyama's life, what insights does Eiji begin to get about his own life?
3. Describe Eiji's dream about John Lennon and Lennon's song "#9 Dream".
4. Why does Suga take a new job in Texas and what gift does he give Eiji upon departing for his new position?
5. Who is Subaru Tsukiyama and what is his relationship to Eiji?
6. In Chapter Seven, what plans does Eiji make with his mother?
7. How does Eiji's grandfather show that he approves of Eiji?
8. After escaping the exploding cars and the yakuza, where does Eiji wake up at the beginning of Chapter Five, and what childhood memories does the place in which he awakens rekindle?
9. Describe the disagreement between Ai and Eiji at the train station in Chapter Seven.
10. Describe Eiji's dream about Mr. Aoyama.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss symbolism and metaphor in Number Nine Dream. Give three examples of symbolism in the novel and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the significance of the John Lennon song Number Nine Dream to the novel. What does John Lennon tell Eiji in his dream that the song means? How do Lennon's references to ghosts and loneliness relate to Eiji's life? What do you think the author is trying to say through the use of the song in the novel's title and in the dream sequence?
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