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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose address does Daimon fax to Eiji after his visit with Eiji?
(a) Eiji's father.
(b) Mr. Tsuru.
(c) Eiji's mother.
(d) The detective that compiled Morino's file on Eiji's father.

3. Who does Ai Imajo urge Eiji to meet?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His stepmother.
(d) His half-sister.

4. What kind of manager is Sachiko Sera at Nero's?
(a) A kind and capable manager.
(b) A demanding manager.
(c) An abusive manager.
(d) An unkind and unfair manager.

5. What does Suga succeed in doing in Chapter Seven?
(a) Getting a new girlfriend.
(b) Getting married.
(c) Hacking the Pentagon computer, his Holy Grail.
(d) Getting a raise.

6. Which of the following is not a reason Mrs. Yamaya has sent information about yakuza activities to Eiji?
(a) Eiji shares the first name of her dead son.
(b) She wants the yakuza to come after Eiji.
(c) She has sent information to people she hopes will act on it.
(d) She has sent information posthumously.

7. What strange things does Ai say are happening in Tokyo when she and Eiji talk by telephone at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) It is snowing in summer.
(b) The temperature has dropped noticeably.
(c) The rain is yellow.
(d) Pigeons are flying into buildings and cars.

8. In Chapter Six, what tale does Suga give as the reason for his emotional distress when he shows up drunk one night while Eiji is working?
(a) A breakup with his girlfriend.
(b) A job loss.
(c) A car accident in which a young boy was killed.
(d) A financial loss.

9. What is the real reason for Suga's drinking binge?
(a) He misses Eiji.
(b) The Holy Grail quest of hacking the Pentagon computer.
(c) The yakuza are after him.
(d) He is an alcoholic.

10. In Chapter Six, who does Eiji phone with increasing frequency?
(a) Buntaro.
(b) Ai Imajo.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Daimon.

11. What did the yakuza do to Mrs. Yamaya's son?
(a) They killed him and sold his organs on the black market.
(b) They sold him to an American couple wanting a child.
(c) They made him a yakuza hit man.
(d) They beat him up and left him for dead.

12. What is Eiji's mother doing when he arrives at her clinic?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Having a birthday party.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Sleeping.

13. Who is Eiji's second dream in Chapter Eight about?
(a) His stepmother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Anju.

14. Who is Eiji's third dream in Chapter Eight about?
(a) Eiji's grandfather.
(b) Eiji's mother.
(c) Eiji's father.
(d) Mr. Aoyama, the Ueno Station boss who killed himself.

15. Who does Eiji's grandfather pretend to be when he meets Eiji?
(a) Admiral Raizo, an old family friend.
(b) His grandfather's attorney.
(c) His grandfather's financial adviser.
(d) His grandfather's physician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the surname of Eiji's father?

2. As he reflects on Anju's death and what gives his life meaning, what does Eiji begin to think about his search for his father?

3. When Eiji wakes up from his initial dream in Chapter Eight, where does he find himself?

4. Who is Ogre?

5. What have the yakuza done to Mrs. Yamaya because of her attempts to use the information she has gathered about their activities?

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