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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Matsu reveal about his younger sister while he is in Yamaguchi with Stephen?
(a) She died of tuberculosis.
(b) She was taken by leprosy.
(c) She died giving birth to a son.
(d) She was a healer.

3. What is Matsu's New Year's gift to Stephen?
(a) A daruma doll.
(b) A book of Japanese poetry.
(c) A tama totem.
(d) A shime-nawa.

4. What are Stephen and Matsu doing when the wave crashes into the garden?
(a) Talking by the bridge.
(b) Arguing about Sachi.
(c) Catching fish from the fish pond.
(d) Discussing Stephen's father.

5. How does his father's departure affect Stephen?
(a) He is sadder than ever.
(b) He is determined to paint.
(c) He is more confused than ever.
(d) He is determined to heal.

6. Why does Stephen go to Tarumi?
(a) Stephen's mother is concerned he is becoming too reclusive.
(b) His father wants him to learn about the import-export business.
(c) Stephen's sister is sick and he is sent away to avoid getting the disease.
(d) He is ill and is sent away for the cooler weather and to avoid infecting others.

7. What two people do Stephen and his father discuss shortly before his father's departure?
(a) Matsu and Matsu's sister.
(b) Pie and Keiko.
(c) King and Stephen's mother.
(d) Henry and Anne.

8. What, according to Sachi, is true about Sachi and Tomoko as children?
(a) They were complete opposites.
(b) They were close.
(c) They fought constantly.
(d) Both were painfully shy.

9. Who says, "You really are a monster"?
(a) Kenzo.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Sachi.
(d) Matsu.

10. What is a kado-matsu?
(a) A rope of twisted straw thought to keep away evil spirits.
(b) A wreath symbolizing prosperity, purity, longevity, and loyalty.
(c) A symbol for luck that is used for making a wish.
(d) A totem to keep out demons, cold, and pestilence.

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

12. How does Stephen feel about his father leaving Tamuri in October of 1937?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Sad.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Angry.

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

14. What does Stephen's father promise to send him?
(a) Paints.
(b) Canvases.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) A Letter.

15. What explanation is given for the names of the children in Stephen's family?
(a) No explanation is given.
(b) They were named for helpful nurses and doctors from his father's youth.
(c) They were chosen because they are good for business.
(d) His mother has a fondness for western culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Keiko with when Stephen first sees her?

2. What does Stephen decide to paint?

3. Where does Stephen first see a kare sansui?

4. Who accompanies Stephen home from Canton?

5. What does Kenzo give Stephen?

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