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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eiji searches for the file folder about his father, who does he see playing the piano for the opening of another part of the entertainment complex where the yakuza are?
(a) Ai Imajo.
(b) Buntaro.
(c) Daimon.
(d) Miriam.

2. What does Eiji leave in the video arcade in Chapter Three?
(a) His car keys.
(b) His credit card.
(c) His baseball cap.
(d) His wallet.

3. Who is Mr. Aoyama?
(a) Substationmaster of the Ueno Station lost-property office.
(b) Eiji's grandfather.
(c) Eiji's father.
(d) Eiji's soccer coach.

4. What does the letter Eiji receives from his mother in Chapter Two reveal?
(a) That his mother tried to kill him when he was a baby.
(b) That his father is a famous movie star.
(c) That his mother is dying of cancer.
(d) That his mother works in Tokyo with Akiko Kato.

5. Where does Eiji go for breakfast in Chapter Three after his night with Daimon?
(a) Bunaro's video game store.
(b) The Queen of Spades.
(c) The Jupiter Cafe.
(d) His apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What errand does the attractive waitress leave to do?

2. Who is Buntaro?

3. With whom does Eiji have his first sexual experience?

4. Who is Wheatie?

5. Why have Daimon and Eiji been kidnapped?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Donkey and Dowager call the waitress with the perfect neck a "hand cream model", and what does the depiction of the girl's hands in Chapter One really indicate?

2. Describe what happens to Eiji's twin sister, Anju, shortly after the twins turn eleven and how Eiji is affected by the incident.

3. Describe Eiji's habit of nicknaming people.

4. Why does Eiji think Miriam can lead him to his father and how does he pursue his father through her?

5. What rumors has Anju overheard about her mother?

6. How does Eiji escape death at the end of Chapter Four?

7. Who is Cat and what does Eiji's relationship with her indicate?

8. What does Eiji's helping Daimon after the yakuza injure Daimon indicate about Eiji's character?

9. Describe the letter Eiji receives from his stepmother in Chapter Three, and how it affects him.

10. Why does Eiji engage in so much fantasy and daydreaming?

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