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Gail Tsukiyama

The Samurai's Garden Quiz

Gail Tsukiyama
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The Samurai's Garden Quiz

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1)

What reason does Stephen's father give for sending his mistress a large sum of money? (from Winter: December 5 through December 25, 1937)

The money was to invest in a new business.
The money was to pay for a child he had with her.
The money was to pay for her medical bills.
The money was to help her get through the war.
2)

Where does Stephen's father invite him to go in October of 1938? (from Autumn: October, 1938)

To the shrine.
To the festival.
Tokyo.
On a business trip.
3)

Who does Stephen say he is happy to discover he will spend New Year's with? (from Winter: January and February 1938)

Sachi.
Matsu.
Keiko.
His father.
4)

Who says, "A Japanese woman would never do such a thing," and to whom is that person referring? (from Winter: December 5 through December 25, 1937)

Kenzo referring to Stephen's mother.
Stephen referring to Yoshiko.
Kenzo referring to Yoshiko.
Stephen referring to his mother.
5)

What does the throwing of beans represent? (from Winter: January and February 1938)

Prosperity, purity, longevity, and loyalty.
The Japanese Army winning the war.
Throwing out the demons, cold, and pestilence.
Celebration of the first rites of spring.
6)

How does Keiko say her father has brought shame to the family? (from Winter and Spring: March, 1938)

By letting her brother fight in an unjust war.
By being rude.
By alllowing Stephen to provoke him.
By requiring her to speak to Stephen on the family's behalf.
7)

Who does Stephen receive letters from? (from Autumn: October, 1938)

His mother and Pie.
King and his mother.
His father and Keiko.
His father and King.
8)

Why do Stephen and his father leave for Kobe so quickly after their October, 1938 trip? (from Autumn: October, 1938)

To participate in the celebration.
The festival is beginning.
They feel unwelcome in Tokyo.
They are forced to leave.
9)

How does Keiko address her father's behavior to Stephen? (from Winter and Spring: March, 1938)

She blames Stephen for provoking her father.
She ignores the issue.
She blames his anger on the war.
She apologizes.
10)

To whom does Stephen give a miniature pine tree in a clay planter? (from Winter: January and February 1938)

His mother.
Keiko.
Sachi.
Matsu.
11)

What does Stephen suggest in his letter to his mother? (from Spring: April 22 through May 30, 1938)

That she should come to Tarumi.
That Pie should come to Tarumi.
That he should stay in Tarumi.
That he should return home to China.
12)

What does the letter say Penelope feels about donating money for the refuges? (from Winter and Spring: March, 1938)

It's not enough to donate money.
Money could feed all the refugees.
It is the responsibility of every Japanese citizen to give money.
Money could build a hospital for the refugees.
13)

Why do Stephen and Matsu go to the shrine? (from Winter: January and February 1938)

To pray for the soldiers in the war.
To celebrate the first rites of spring.
To meet Sachi.
To help the wounded.
14)

To whose grave does Matsu take an offering? (from Summer: June through July, 1938)

Kenzo's.
Tomoko's.
Fumiko's.
Hiro's.
15)

Where does Stephen see the "nicest Christmas tree I ever had"? (from Winter: December 5 through December 25, 1937)

In Sachi's garden.
In Matsu's garden.
At Keiko's house.
In a memory of his youth in China.
16)

What effect does Matsu say Tomoko's illness had on their relationship? (from Spring: April 22 through May 30, 1938)

They grew closer.
It allowed them to speak of things they had not spoken of.
It became strained.
They grew more distant.
17)

Why does Stephen say something has changed between himself and Keiko? (from Summer: June through July, 1938)

They are more intimate because she watched him sleep.
Her anger and bitterness have lessened.
They are friendly again because they shared a picnic.
There is an awkwardness he doesn't understand.
18)

Who does Sachi say was Matsu's opposite? (from Spring: April 1938)

Hiro.
Kenzo.
Tomoko.
Sachi.
19)

What does Matsu tell Stephen he can hope for when he looks back on his life? (from Autumn: September, 1938)

That he loved and had been loved.
That everything happened for a reason.
That he has no regrets.
To leave with all debts paid.
20)

What news of the war is received in October of 1938? (from Autumn: October, 1938)

The Chinese have pushed the Japanese Army out of Canton.
Canton has fallen to the Japanese Army.
The war has ended.
The Chinese have sent reinforcements to Canton.
21)

What does Stephen have with him when Keiko finds him on the day she pays him a visit in March of 1938? (from Winter and Spring: March, 1938)

A letter.
A daruma doll.
A Japense book of poetry.
A sketch pad.
22)

How does Sachi say Kenzo learned about her living in Yamaguchi with Matsu's help? (from Spring: April 1938)

Because Matsu sent many supplies to the people in Yamaguchi.
Sachi's father.
He noticed that Matsu made many trips to Yamaguchi.
He learned from a teahouse patron.
23)

What does Penelope do for the Red Cross? (from Winter and Spring: March, 1938)

She brings food and clothing to the refugees.
She cooks for the wounded and refugees.
Rolls bandages and sorts clothes.
She is a nurse.
24)

What object does Tomoko ask Matsu to bring to her after she is afflicted with leprosy? (from Spring: April 22 through May 30, 1938)

Rocks for her garden.
His father's fishing net.
Her father's fishing knife.
A pen and paper.
25)

What does Stephen decide to pray for? (from Winter: December 5 through December 25, 1937)

For all the problems in his life.
For his full recovery.
For his parents' marriage.
For his mother's happiness.
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