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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 kind of business does Buntaro own?
2. What does Eiji leave in the video arcade in Chapter Three?
3. To what does Eiji's stepmother compare him?
4. With whom does Eiji have his first sexual experience?
5. In what city does the book open?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Eiji's helping Daimon after the yakuza injure Daimon indicate about Eiji's character?
2. What happens to Mr. Aoyama in Chapter Two?
3. 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?
4. Describe Eiji's habit of nicknaming people.
5. Who kidnaps Eiji in Chapter Four and why is Eiji kidnapped?
6. How successful are Eiji's initial attempts to contact Akiko Kato?
7. Describe the letter Eiji receives from his stepmother in Chapter Three, and how it affects him.
8. Who is Cat and what does Eiji's relationship with her indicate?
9. Who is Buntaro and what is Eiji's relationship with him like?
10. What information does Eiji have about his father as he begins his quest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the mother figures in Number Nine Dream: Eiji's mother, Eiji's stepmother, Mrs. Sasaki, and Mama-san. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Family is an important concept in Number Nine Dream. Compare and contrast Eiji's relationships with his real family members with his relationships with his Tokyo friends who become a substitute family to him. What do you think the author is saying through Eiji's relationships about family?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the significance of the John Lennon song Number Nine Dream to the novel. What does John Lennon tell Eiji in his dream that the song means? How do Lennon's references to ghosts and loneliness relate to Eiji's life? What do you think the author is trying to say through the use of the song in the novel's title and in the dream sequence?
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