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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 – Tiptoes (April 1970).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the wake take place?
(a) A month after Shizuko commits suicide.
(b) A week after Shizuko commits suicide.
(c) The day Shizuko commits suicide.
(d) The day after Shizuko commits suicide.

2. Where does the wake take place?
(a) In Yuki's house.
(b) In the park where Shizuko loved to catch cherry blossoms.
(c) In Tokyo.
(d) In the village funeral parlor.

3. Why does Yuki feel queasy on the day of the wedding?
(a) She is queasy from the train ride from Tokyo.
(b) She is queasy from the sake.
(c) She is queasy from the smell of her mother's perfume.
(d) She is queasy from the boat ride from Tokyo.

4. What does Yuki offer to do when she speaks to Shizuko on the phone in Chapter 1?
(a) Apologize for starting a fight at baseball practice.
(b) Come home immediately and fix supper.
(c) Collect cherry blossoms for a wreath.
(d) Pay her piano teacher.

5. What causes Shizuko to wake up from her nap in Chapter 1?
(a) She smells gas.
(b) She hears crashing thunder.
(c) The telephone rings.
(d) Cherry blossom petals fall on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Yuki, what does Hideki think about clothes and makeup?

2. How old is Yuki in Chapter 1?

3. In what year does Yuki's father get remarried?

4. To whom does Shizuko write notes in Chapter 1?

5. Where is the novel set in Chapter 1?

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