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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is it about Mumei that sometimes spooks Yoshiro? (from Pages 1 - 31)

His seeming ability to turn himself into a bird, flapping his arms like wings.

His obsession with pulling out his milk teeth just so he can visit the dentist.

His seeming ability to read people's minds as if he were reading a book.

His occasional belief that the earth is in his throat and chest.

2.

Why does Yoshiro decide not to call the police after Mumei is born? (from Pages 70 - 91)

Because he is afraid they will arrest the child's father for his drug use.

Because he feels his mother's death and father's disappearance are private matters.

Because he is afraid they will blame the child's father for the death of his mother.

Because he feels they will only blame him for his grand-son's disappearance.

3.

Why does Mumei want to paint the walls of the house blue? (from Pages 1 - 31)

Because he is never content with the way things are.

To make them look like the sky with pictures of clouds and birds.

To make them look like the ocean with pictures of sharks and turtles.

Because he thinks Yoshiro has bad taste.

4.

Why has the yearly ritual of measuring children's height been abolished? (from Pages 107 - 138)

Because all of the children are now in wheelchairs, and people believe the practice is cruel.

Because children are often too strong to stand, and people believe it is inhuman to stretch them out to measure their length.

Because the government has forbidden the people from keeping any records of anything.

Because children no longer grow due to deteriorating health trends and poor medical practices.

5.

Why does Yoshiro envy his knife? (from Pages 32 - 69)

Because it looks placid on the surface.

Because it has an inability to feel pain.

Because it does not waste time on needless anxiety.

Because it refuses to give an inch.

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