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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave the narrator his rucksack that he packs and leaves with in Chapter 1?
(a) Claude.
(b) The General.
(c) Man.
(d) Bon.

2. What Beatles' song does the narrator describe singing in the bar with Man and Bon in Chapter 1?
(a) "Help!"
(b) "Yesterday."
(c) "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
(d) "Black Bird."

3. Where does the narrator first arrive in the United States in Chapter 4?
(a) San Diego.
(b) St. Paul.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

4. What does the narrator brush over the letters from his aunt in order to see the hidden messages in Chapter 4?
(a) Iodine.
(b) Sugar water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Salt water.

5. What does the narrator say his father called him in Chapter 2?
(a) "His love child."
(b) "A bastard."
(c) "A prodigy."
(d) "Nothing at all."

Short Answer Questions

1. What author does the narrator say that Man had introduced him and Bon to in Chapter 1?

2. Where does the narrator say Ms. Mori lives in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of Bon's wife?

4. Who wrote the following quote that opens the novel: "Let us not become gloomy as soon as we hear the word 'torture'"?

5. On what day of the week does the General's store opening occur in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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