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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: June through July, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the letter Stephen receives say about his mother's mood?
(a) She is delusional.
(b) She is depressed.
(c) She is in a bad mood.
(d) She is confused.

2. Who does Keiko say is in the Japanese army?
(a) Her brother.
(b) The man she was engaged to.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her cousin.

3. What is said about the shantytowns by Pie in her letter?
(a) The are a blight on the landscape of a once proud nation.
(b) They are the last refuge of the desparate.
(c) They are filled with cardboard houses and people who are sick.
(d) They are sorely in need of money.

4. Why doesn't Sachi hide at Matsu's house?
(a) She thinks Stephen is entering.
(b) She doesn't hear anyone enter.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is tired of hiding.

5. What is part of the reason that Stephen says that time has slowed to a crawl?
(a) He doesn't see much of Sachi and Keiko.
(b) News of the war has taken a toll on everyone.
(c) Kenzo's death has affected Matsu.
(d) Kenzo's death has affected Stephen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Keiko do when Stephen asks her to meet him at the shrine?

2. Who is there when Stephen regains consciousness after being hit by the wave?

3. Why does Miko have to do the laundry?

4. What is the mood surrounding Stephen's visit to the Tama shrine?

5. What news is received that dampens the spirits of Stephen, Matsu, and their visitor?

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