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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. What action does Eiji take after receiving the address from Daimon?

2. How long after his meeting with Admiral Raizo is Eiji supposed to meet his grandfather?

3. What is Eiji's mother doing when he arrives at her clinic?

4. What have the pregnant woman in Chapter Six and her husband decided to name their coming baby?

5. What gives Ai Imajo's life meaning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Eiji's grandfather disappointed in Eiji's father?

2. Explain how Eiji gets a new job in Chapter Six.

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. How is the manuscript Eiji finds about Goatwriter an allegory for Eiji's own adventures?

5. Who is Subaru Tsukiyama and what is his relationship to Eiji?

6. Describe Eiji's new job at Nero's pizza.

7. In Chapter Seven, what plans does Eiji make with his mother?

8. How does Daimon help Eiji's search for his father?

9. Why does Suga get drunk and how does his failure to succeed in his quest parallel Eiji's?

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

Discuss the treatment of women in Number Nine dream.

Part I: Which women are treated well by men and which women are treated poorly by men in the novel? How do you explain any differences in the way women are treated?

Part II: Does the treatment of women in the novel reflect the role of women in Japanese society? In what ways?

Part III: What might Ai's defiance of her father to attend school in Paris symbolize about the changing role of women in Japanese society?

Essay Topic 2

Pick any three of Eiji's dreams from Number Nine Dream and analyze them. Discuss any symbolism the dreams contain, if and how the dreams help Eiji accept his twin sister's death, and any foreshadowing the dreams contain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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