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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the uncle who is always kind to the children at the mountain house?
(a) Hiro.
(b) Fi.
(c) Yoto.
(d) Teruyoshi.

2. In Part II, why does Mr. Igasaki say Natsuki needs to come to his house?
(a) He has good food there.
(b) He has a book he wants to give her there.
(c) Her best friend is there.
(d) He is inviting every student individually there.

3. What does Natsuki ask Yuu to do with her in Part II that shocks him initially?
(a) Eat.
(b) Cook.
(c) Have sex.
(d) Run away.

4. What does Natsuki do for a living?
(a) Chef.
(b) Writer.
(c) Office temp.
(d) Physician's assistant.

5. Where does Natsuki's mother want to go instead of to the mountain house for Obon in Part II?
(a) A hot springs resort.
(b) England.
(c) China.
(d) America.

6. What excuse does Mr. Igasaki make for touching Natsuki's body?
(a) It is what all teachers in his hometown do.
(b) It will calm her down.
(c) He is "correcting" her posture.
(d) His hands are cold.

7. Where does Natsuki live in Chapter 3?
(a) A homeless shelter.
(b) A condo.
(c) The mountain house from her childhood days.
(d) A house.

8. What does Mr. Igasaki pull out of the trash that belongs to Natsuki?
(a) A menstrual pad.
(b) A tissue.
(c) A sock.
(d) A pencil.

9. What does Yuu say he and Natsuki should take in the spaceship with them?
(a) Food.
(b) Games.
(c) Water.
(d) Books.

10. How does Natsuki try to kill herself?
(a) By swallowing pills.
(b) By shooting herself.
(c) By slitting her wrists.
(d) By throwing herself from a height.

11. What secret does Yuu tell Natsuki when they are children?
(a) He has a brother no one knows about.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He is an alien.
(d) His father is still alive.

12. What food does Natsuki eat around the mountain house?
(a) Grass.
(b) Sour dock.
(c) Berries.
(d) Tree bark.

13. Where does Natsuki's family keep her at the mountain house before taking her home?
(a) The forest.
(b) The mountain house.
(c) The attic.
(d) The cliff face.

14. What do Natsuki's and Yuu's family do when they discover the children naked in Part II?
(a) Send them both to boarding school.
(b) Angrily separate them and punish them both.
(c) Banish them from the family.
(d) Try to kill them.

15. What are there always large numbers of in the mountain house?
(a) Boxes of cereal.
(b) Insects.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Chairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Natsuki tell her mother about Mr. Igasaki?

2. What type of creature is Piyyut?

3. What do the adults always do in celebration of the holiday at the family gathering at the mountain house each year?

4. How are families identified in the mountain house?

5. What creatures were once allowed to grow in the mountain house?

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