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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring: April 22 through May 30, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important event occurs at the beginning of Stephen's November journal that leaves him feeling lost?
(a) He receives a message from his father.
(b) He hears news of the Japanese Army.
(c) He discovers a dying part of the garden.
(d) He completes the picture of the painting.

2. Why does Stephen say he feels cheated?
(a) Matsu interrupted Sachi's story.
(b) He resents the time spent on rebuilding the houses.
(c) He didn't get to thank Sachi properly for sharing her story.
(d) He did not get to work in Sachi's garden as planned.

3. What New Year's gifts does Stephen receive from his family?
(a) A setsbun.
(b) A daruma doll.
(c) Clothes, a watch, and books.
(d) Canvas and paints.

4. What does Stephen have with him when Keiko finds him on the day she pays him a visit in March of 1938?
(a) A letter.
(b) A daruma doll.
(c) A Japense book of poetry.
(d) A sketch pad.

5. Where is Kenzo's body found?
(a) In Sachi's garden.
(b) In the teahouse.
(c) In Matsu's garden.
(d) In the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen's father promise to send him?

2. What does Matsu reveal about his younger sister while he is in Yamaguchi with Stephen?

3. How is Kenzo's body disposed of?

4. Who is the person who meets Stephen at the train station in Tarumi?

5. What happens when Stephen walks Keiko home after her visit in March of 1938?

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