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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 type of creature is Piyyut?
(a) Mouse.
(b) Dog.
(c) Hedgehog.
(d) Cat.

2. How does Natsuki meet her husband?
(a) At the store.
(b) A a pub.
(c) Online.
(d) In college.

3. What does Natsuki ask to do regarding her grandfather's body in Part II?
(a) Lay a flower on his body.
(b) Touch him gently.
(c) Kiss him.
(d) Paint his nails.

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

5. How old is Natsuki when she gets married?
(a) 31.
(b) 39.
(c) 24.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Natsuki's sister?

3. Why is Kise often ridiculed at school?

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

5. What does Mr. Igasaki tell Natsuki about the "lessons" he is giving her over the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Natsuki and her family leave Akishina early in Part I?

2. How does Natsuki feel her mother treats her younger sister Kise?

3. What is Yuu's problem with Mitsuko?

4. In Part II, why does the family decide not to go to Akishina for Obon?

5. In Part II, what does Natsuki desperately want to do with Yuu?

6. What plan does Natsuki make to try to escape her misery?

7. In Part II, what "lesson" does Mr. Igasaki give to Natsuki at his home?

8. What childhood fantasy does Natsuki have in Part I?

9. What does Mr. Igasaki make Natsuki do early in Part II that is humiliating?

10. What vow do Yuu and Natsuki make to each other?

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