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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn: October, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Stephen and Matsu initially go to Yamaguchi?
(a) To get Stephen some fresh air.
(b) To deliver items from the garden.
(c) To deliver a message.
(d) To visit a friend of Matsu's.

2. Who does Stephen meet in Yamaguchi?
(a) Keiko.
(b) Sachi.
(c) A doctor.
(d) Ching.

3. Who accompanies Stephen home from Canton?
(a) His mother.
(b) No one.
(c) King.
(d) Henry.

4. 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 completes the picture of the painting.
(c) He hears news of the Japanese Army.
(d) He discovers a dying part of the garden.

5. What is Stephen's first impression of the person who meets him at the station?
(a) That he is an angry man.
(b) That he yearns for company.
(c) That he enjoys solitude.
(d) That he has a secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends Stephen a letter telling of the massacre in Nanking?

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

3. What promise does Keiko make to Stephen when he walks her halfway home in March?

4. What does Stephen tell Matsu about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?

5. Where do Stephen and Matsu spend the night after they help fight the fire in Yamaguchi?

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