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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 offers Eiji a job at Nero's pizza?
2. Why does Eiji miss his six o'clock visitor?
3. Why does Mrs. Sasaki tell Eiji not to return to his job at Ueno Station?
4. In Eiji's dream at the beginning of Chapter Eight, who is grown-up in the dream?
5. Who is Ogre?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Eiji's grandfather disappointed in Eiji's father?
2. Is the earthquake in Tokyo at the end of Number Nine Dream real or fantasy?
3. Why does the second truck driver Eiji rides with in Chapter Eight want to commit suicide and why does he change his mind?
4. Describe Eiji's new job at Nero's pizza.
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. Explain how Eiji gets a new job in Chapter Six.
8. How does Eiji's relationship with Ai Imajo change in Chapter Five?
9. Who is Subaru Tsukiyama and what is his relationship to Eiji?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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