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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stephen's mother recommend in her May, 1938 letter to him?
(a) That he should return home to China.
(b) That Henry and Anne should go to Tarumi.
(c) That Pie should go to Tarumi.
(d) That he should stay in Tarumi.

2. What happens when Stephen walks Keiko home after her visit in March of 1938?
(a) She kisses him and tells him to stay away from her family.
(b) She tells Stephen to stay away.
(c) She allows him to kiss her.
(d) Her father discovers them and is angry.

3. How does Keiko address her father's behavior to Stephen?
(a) She blames his anger on the war.
(b) She apologizes.
(c) She ignores the issue.
(d) She blames Stephen for provoking her father.

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

5. 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 sketch pad.
(c) A daruma doll.
(d) A Japense book of poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stephen say something has changed between himself and Keiko?

2. What did Sachi's father hope would happen after she contracted leprosy?

3. How does Stephen describe his relationship with Matsu as they walk back to Tarumi?

4. Who dies in the Summer: June through July, 1938 chapter?

5. How does Sachi respond to the way Matsu and Stephen arrive at her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the war is impacting Stephen.

2. How does Stephen feel when Matsu walks in and interrupts Sachi's story?

3. What activities surround Fumiko's arrival?

4. How does Keiko let Stephen know she is interested in him despite her father?

5. Discuss Hiro.

6. How does Sachi incorporate flowers in her garden?

7. What is Sachi's relationship with Michiko?

8. What do Stephen's lack of journal entries due to rebuilding in Yamaguchi indicate?

9. What does Stephen discover Matsu doing with his father's fishing knife and why is it important?

10. Why does Penelope work for the Red Cross?

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