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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. Who is Mr. Tabata?
(a) Yoshiya's special guide.
(b) Yoshiya's doctor.
(c) Yoshiya's father.
(d) Yoshiya's boss.

2. During which month did the earthquake occur?
(a) May.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) July.

3. What did Yoshiya pray for each night before bed?
(a) To become a doctor.
(b) To find a wife.
(c) To catch fly balls in the outfield.
(d) To meet his biological mother.

4. Who is Keiko?
(a) Komura's mother-in-law.
(b) A hotel worker.
(c) Komura's wife.
(d) Sasaki's sister.

5. What did Yoshiya's ex-girlfriend used to call him?
(a) Shiny.
(b) Crusher.
(c) Super-frog.
(d) Big Worm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yoshiya not want to mention to Mr. Tabata?

2. Who "gave himself to the flow of time" (67)?

3. Who is Shimao?

4. Which character claims to feel "completely empty" (42)?

5. What is the perspective of this short story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the note Komura's wife left behind say?

2. How does Shimao reassure Komura?

3. How does Shimao respond to Komura saying that he's come a long way?

4. Why did Junko run away from home?

5. What does Miyake say when Junko asks her to wake her up?

6. Describe Komura's wife.

7. Why did Miyake never stock up on groceries?

8. What joke does Shimao make about what's inside the package Komura delivered?

9. What did Junko learn about Miyake's family?

10. Why does Miyake like fire?

(see the answer keys)

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