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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From what does Katakura die?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) Anemia.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Tuberculosis.
2. What do the boys at school believe about Omi?
(a) He has had sex with many women.
(b) He is well endowed.
(c) He is someone to fear.
(d) All of these.
3. Who reveals the identity of the figure in the photograph to the narrator?
(a) His nurse.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.
4. Where does the narrator spend his summer, prior to Omi's expulsion?
(a) At school.
(b) The beach.
(c) With Omi.
(d) With his father.
5. In what city was the narrator born?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Kobe.
6. What does the narrator do to please his inner demons?
(a) Make out with boys.
(b) Make out with girls.
(c) Make the demons heroes.
(d) Go to church.
7. Before encountering Omi alone in the schoolyard, what does the narrator believe about Omi?
(a) He is a hero.
(b) He is a snob.
(c) He is a coward.
(d) He is stupid.
8. What position do most of the boys at school volunteer for during the war?
(a) Special cadet.
(b) Junior leagues.
(c) War warriors.
(d) Special forces.
9. During puberty, the narrator likens his penis to a what?
(a) A new toy.
(b) A shameful reward.
(c) A angry missile.
(d) A frightening thing.
10. What does the narrator liken to a stage play?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Life.
(c) War.
(d) Love.
11. After the battle, what does Omi do to the narrator?
(a) Puts an arm around him.
(b) Kisses him.
(c) Punches him.
(d) Threatens him.
12. To where is the narrator's father transferred right after the narrator moves in with him?
(a) The United States.
(b) Osaka.
(c) China.
(d) Great Britain.
13. Whom does the narrator relate to in the stories he reads?
(a) The princess.
(b) The poor.
(c) The prince.
(d) The dragon.
14. What does the narrator fantasize about after his meeting with Omi in the school yard?
(a) Seeing him naked.
(b) To get good grades.
(c) For Omi to punch him.
(d) Killing Omi.
15. What does the narrator try to learn from others?
(a) Interest in science.
(b) Speech patterns.
(c) Sensitivity.
(d) Heterosexual behavior.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator swear off, after witnessing Omi on the gym bars?
2. What is the narrator doing when he notices Yakumo?
3. The narrator is surprised he becomes attracted to whom as he gets older?
4. What becomes popular with the boys when the country goes to war?
5. During what game do Omi and the narrator do battle?
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