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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Main Character first learn of the death in Chapter 1?
(a) The news.
(b) A phone call.
(c) An obituary.
(d) He sees the person die.

2. What does the Main Character dream about in the limo on the way to the Boss's house?
(a) The Girlfriends ears sitting on the seat next to him.
(b) Pliers and a talking cow.
(c) The Girlfriend's ears on the Strange Man's head.
(d) A hammer and a talking sheep.

3. What losses do the Strange Man and the Main Character discuss in Chapter 17?
(a) The Boss's losses due to his health problem.
(b) Business losses due to pulling the sheep bulletin.
(c) Losses of loved ones.
(d) The implied loss of the Main Character's life.

4. Who once incarcerated the Boss?
(a) Japanese military forces.
(b) Guerrilla forces.
(c) Chinese military forces.
(d) Occupation forces.

5. Where does the Main Character first meet the person who dies in Chapter 1?
(a) A wedding.
(b) At work.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) At primary school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Rat tell the Main Character in his first letter?

2. Whom does the Main Character live with?

3. What does the Main Character tell the Strange Man he fears losing?

4. What do the Main Character and his business partner first discuss in Chapter 7?

5. Whom does the Strange Man say he represents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the location of the Boss's home.

2. Why is the sex between the Main Character and the woman with the beautiful ears important?

3. Does the Main Character respect the former lover who dies in Chapter 1?

4. Describe the mystery surrounding the Boss's illness.

5. Describe the Strange Man.

6. How does the Main Character react to his return to his hometown?

7. What is the importance of the slip in Chapter 3?

8. Why are sheep important in Japan's history?

9. What evidence is there in Chapter 2 that the Main Character and his ex-wife still care for each other?

10. Is the Main Character a proactive or a reactive person?

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