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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 does Yota say is looking very worn down?

2. Why does Tomoya leave the mountain house in Part IV?

3. How does Natsuki feel about sex and relationships as she gets to be an older adolescent?

4. What does Shizuka seem to always suspect about Natsuki?

5. Who begins to get worried that Natsuki and Tomoya have extended their stay in Akishina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tomoya say taboos are just another form or?

2. What does Tomoya want to do to try to reverse some of his brainwashing?

3. What does Miho tell Natsuki about Natsuki's abuse?

4. What does Natsuki offer to do for Tomoya when his father is beating him in Akishina?

5. What does Natsuki actually want the "earthlings" to do to her at the end of Part III?

6. Who does Natsuki believes gives her the power to kill the evil creature in Part III?

7. What do Tomoya and Natsuki tell Yuu about themselves in Akishina?

8. What happens to Yuu in adulthood?

9. Who takes Natsuki and Tomoya to Akishina, and why?

10. How does Natsuki feel when seeing Yuu again for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the symbolism Murata intends to convey through Natsuki's, Tomoya's, and Yuu's acts of eating each other while still alive.

Essay Topic 2

How does Murata describe the effects of Natsuki's mother's favoritism on her childhood and adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Natsuki recognizes engaging in cannibalism as a taboo that it will be impossible to rejoin polite society after taking part in? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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