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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "The Language of Mountains is Rain".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Comb?
(a) A hen & Goatwriter's maid in the book Eiji finds and reads.
(b) The owner of the unfamiliar house in which Eiji finds himself.
(c) Eiji's stepsister.
(d) Eiji's stepmother.

2. Who sends Eiji a postcard in Chapter Five?
(a) His stepmother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Ai imajo.

3. In Chapter Five, who faxes Eiji a message that he is coming to visit at six o'clock?
(a) Buntaro.
(b) Suga.
(c) Daimon.
(d) Eiji's father.

4. What magazine does Suga read in Chapter Two?
(a) Sports Illustrated.
(b) MasterHacker.
(c) People.
(d) Time.

5. What does Eiji do to the thunder god's statue when he is eleven-years-old?
(a) Decapitates it with a rusty hacksaw.
(b) Decks it with roses and carnations.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Prays to it and leaves offerings of food for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anju learn about her mother when she accidentally overhears some local women talking in Mrs. Tanaka's store?

2. In Chapter Five, how much time has lapsed since Eiji first left his village to come to Tokyo in search of his father?

3. Who do the yakuza men lock up with Eiji in Chapter Four?

4. What happens to Anju when Eiji has to leave her to go on an overnight trip with his soccer team?

5. Who does Eiji call to share the good news about the response to his newspaper ad?

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