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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. In what does Subaru Tsukiyama find his life's meaning?
2. What does Suga give Eiji before he leaves for his new job?
3. What does Eiji's grandfather loan Eiji?
4. Who is Eiji's third dream in Chapter Eight about?
5. Which of the following statements does not describe the unfamiliar house in which Eiji awakens at the beginning of Chapter Five?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the second truck driver Eiji rides with in Chapter Eight want to commit suicide and why does he change his mind?
2. What does Mrs. Yamaya's letter in Chapter Seven reveal about her relationship with the yakuza?
3. As he learns about Subaru Tsukiyama's life, what insights does Eiji begin to get about his own life?
4. Explain how Eiji gets a new job in Chapter Six.
5. What secrets does Ai Imajo reveal about herself in Chapter Six, and what do her revelations indicate about her changing relationship with Eiji?
6. Who meets Eiji at the Amadeus Tea Room instead of his grandfather on the day of his second meeting with the older man, and why does his grandfather not meet him then as planned?
7. Why is the Nero's delivery truck driver with whom Eiji rides in Chapter Eight alone in his life instead of married?
8. Describe the disagreement between Ai and Eiji at the train station in Chapter Seven.
9. Who is Takara Tsukiyama, and how might he lead Eiji to Eiji's father?
10. Why is Eiji's grandfather disappointed in Eiji's father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Number Nine Dream is set in Japan, and the Japanese characters are affected by Japan's experience in World War II, geishas and concubines, and other aspects of traditional Japanese culture. Discuss how the geographical and cultural setting affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if David Mitchell had set the novel in the United States or England instead of Japan.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Two suicides and one contemplated suicide occur in Number Nine Dream. Discuss Mr. Aoyama's suicide, Subaru Tsukiyama's suicide, and Monkfish's contemplation of suicide. What motivates each of them and what theme(s) or lesson(s) do you think the author is trying to convey through these incidents? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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