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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. Where does Eiji begin receiving messages that "Father" is watching him and will see him soon?

2. What does the letter Eiji receives from his mother in Chapter Two reveal?

3. What does Eiji find inside the file folder?

4. Why have Daimon and Eiji been kidnapped?

5. Which of the following people is not involved in the yakuza war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What factors make Eiji feel out of place in Tokyo?

3. What does Eiji's fantasy about masquerading as an aquarium cleaner to meet Akako Kato reveal about his character?

4. Describe Eiji's coworkers at Ueno Station and his relationships with them.

5. Describe the strange messages Eiji receives while using the ATM.

6. Describe Eiji's habit of nicknaming people.

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

8. What is the significance of the third person viewpoint in the scenes describing Eiji's first drug experience and his experience with Velvet?

9. 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?

10. How successful are Eiji's initial attempts to contact Akiko Kato?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the treatment of women in Number Nine dream.

Part I: Which women are treated well by men and which women are treated poorly by men in the novel? How do you explain any differences in the way women are treated?

Part II: Does the treatment of women in the novel reflect the role of women in Japanese society? In what ways?

Part III: What might Ai's defiance of her father to attend school in Paris symbolize about the changing role of women in Japanese society?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Eiji's relationship with Anju. What is the relationship like during Anju's life and what is it like once she is dead? What helps Eiji finally accept her death?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the yakuza in Number Nine Dream. In what ways is the yakuza organization like a family? What do you think Eiji learns from his experiences with the yakuza? In what ways does the yakuza help Eiji find his own substitute family?

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