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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 – Gladioli (March 1975).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Yuki runs in the track meet in Chapter 5, what does she think about?
(a) Yuki thinks about her mother and how it must have been more painful than this to keep going when there's no air.
(b) Yuki thinks about her Aunt Aya and how proud she would be if only she could be here to see her.
(c) Yuki thinks about her father and stepmother and how they hardly ever speak to her.
(d) Yuki thinks about the flowers in the garden and how they must need watering by now.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 11, who is Saburo's wife?
(a) Etsuko.
(b) Miyako.
(c) Aya.
(d) Sachiko.

3. What does Yuki find at the bottom of the boxes?
(a) Shizuko's letters to Yuki.
(b) Family photographs.
(c) Shizuko's jewelry.
(d) Old tea sets.

4. In Chapter 6, why has Sachiko decided not to go out for cross-country?
(a) She needs to help her mother with housework after school.
(b) She is playing the lead role in a school play and must rehearse daily.
(c) She is tutoring other students after school.
(d) She wants to take up horseback riding.

5. Why does Yuki apologize to Masa in Chapter 7?
(a) She has forgotten how to pray.
(b) She has broken the glass window screen.
(c) She has been mean to her grandparents.
(d) She has eaten all of the strawberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 12, why does Yuki wait until midnight to sneak into the attic?

2. In Chapter 12, what is the first item of clothing that Yuki takes out of the boxes?

3. What emotions does Hideki feel after Yuki leaves for Nagasaki?

4. According to Hanae, the attic is full of:

5. What does Shizuko say about her clothes as she packs them to prepare for a move?

(see the answer key)

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