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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 item is Miyake afraid of?
(a) Oven.
(b) Microwave.
(c) Refrigerator.
(d) Washing machine.

2. When do Junko and Miyake agree to die?
(a) When there is no more beach.
(b) In one week.
(c) After the fire is done.
(d) After the next earthquake.

3. How frequently did Miyake shop?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Three times a day.
(d) Six times a week.

4. Where did Yoshiya's mother go?
(a) Kansai.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Hokkaido.
(d) Yamagata.

5. Where does Sasaki tell Komura to travel?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Yamagata.
(c) Kobe.
(d) Hokkaido.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the truck that passes by Yoshiya's home selling?

2. Why did people often notice Miyake?

3. According to Yoshiya, who is his father?

4. What word does Shimao use to describe her bear story?

5. How long after the earthquake did Komura's wife disappear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Yoshiya not believe he was the child of God?

2. What is one of the realizations Yoshiya has on the pitcher's mound?

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

4. What does Mr. Tabata say about Yoshiya's mother's pregnancy?

5. What did Yoshiya pray for each night?

6. Why does Sasaki want Komura to go to Hokkaido?

7. What is the story about the UFO that the women tell Komura?

8. How is Miyake able to paint?

9. Why did Miyake call Junko?

10. What do Miyake and Junko decide to do after the fire dies down?

(see the answer keys)

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