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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. How many siblings does Natsuki's father have?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

2. What is Granny dressed in in Part II at the mountain house?
(a) Red, for celebrating.
(b) Black, for mourning.
(c) White, for marrying.
(d) Green, for planting.

3. What does Natsuki think her town is a factory for in Chapter 2?
(a) The production of coffee.
(b) The production of liquor.
(c) The production of flint.
(d) The production of human babies.

4. What creatures were once allowed to grow in the mountain house?
(a) Kittens.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Earthworms.
(d) Silkworms.

5. What holiday does Natsuki gather with her father's extended family for every year?
(a) Heleni.
(b) Obon.
(c) Ricki.
(d) Piichari.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Igasaki pull out of the trash that belongs to Natsuki?

2. Why does Natsuki's family travel to the mountain house in Part II after all, changing their plans?

3. What does Yuu ask Natsuki to look for with him?

4. What food does Natsuki eat around the mountain house?

5. Where does Natsuki's family all gather once per year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Natsuki's mother react when she tells her that Mr. Igasaki is acting inappropriately?

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

4. How does Natuski observe the dynamic between her mother and father?

5. Why is Natsuki barred from being a pallbearer in Part II?

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

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

8. Why do all the adults in Natsuki's family get so angry and upset with her and Yuu?

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

10. In Part II, why does Natsuki's family go to Obon after all?

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