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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the narrator use to describe the occupation of a night-soil man?
(a) Devastation.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Fear.
(d) Tragedy.

2. What does the narrator try to learn from others?
(a) Interest in science.
(b) Heterosexual behavior.
(c) Speech patterns.
(d) Sensitivity.

3. What position do most of the boys at school volunteer for during the war?
(a) Special cadet.
(b) Special forces.
(c) War warriors.
(d) Junior leagues.

4. In the essay his later self deems as false, what does the narrator trick himself into believing?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is someone others admire.
(c) He is smart.
(d) He is healthy.

5. In what city was the narrator born?
(a) Kobe.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Tokyo.

6. With whom is the narrator typically allowed to play as a child?
(a) The neighborhood girls.
(b) The soldiers on duty.
(c) The neighborhood boys.
(d) No one.

7. During the war, what does the school administration have the boys do?
(a) Volunteer at the hospital.
(b) Drills.
(c) Raise money for weapons.
(d) Wear uniforms.

8. Why does the narrator masturbate in class?
(a) He wants to get expelled.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He is attracted to his teacher.
(d) He does it on a dare.

9. After Omi is expelled, the narrator dreams of doing what to a classmate?
(a) Kissing him.
(b) Killing him.
(c) Biting him.
(d) Fighting him.

10. After Omi is expelled, the narrator's fantasies mentally play out in what location?
(a) A Grecian murder theater.
(b) A church.
(c) Omi's house.
(d) His teacher's house.

11. What occupation was once held by the narrator's grandfather?
(a) President of a corporation.
(b) Colonel governor.
(c) Naval captain.
(d) Lieutenant governor.

12. As a child, the narrator fantasizes that who wants to kill him?
(a) The maid.
(b) His brother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) A pirate.

13. How does the narrator feel about Omi after meeting him alone in the schoolyard?
(a) He loves him.
(b) He does not respect him.
(c) He fears him.
(d) He hates him.

14. After witnessing Omi on the gym bars, what does the narrator feel for him?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hate.
(d) Admiration.

15. What is Omi doing when the narrator finds him alone in the schoolyard?
(a) Writing his name in the snow.
(b) Kissing a girl.
(c) Vandalizing the school.
(d) Smoking a cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what ailment does the narrator's grandmother suffer?

2. What does the narrator do to please his inner demons?

3. Before encountering Omi alone in the schoolyard, what does the narrator believe about Omi?

4. What becomes popular with the boys when the country goes to war?

5. As a boy, what does the narrator associate with the idea of love?

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