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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Nori in Chapter 1?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

2. How old was Nori in the Prelude?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. How old was Akira when his mother left?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. How many times had Akira met his grandmother before moving to the estate?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

5. At the end of Chapter 4 what does Nori ask for when she starts to get better?
(a) Water.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Shaved ice.
(d) Soup.

6. How long does it take Nori to read a book in Chapter 1?
(a) 3 or 4 days.
(b) A week.
(c) About a month.
(d) 1 or 2 days.

7. In Chapter 4, how many bowls of ice cream is Nori eating daily?
(a) At least 3.
(b) About 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

8. How old was Kiyomi when her father sold her to a whorehouse?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

9. What year was Nori born?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1939.

10. In Chapter 4, how old are the poems Nori reads in the book that Akira lends her?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) Thousands of years.
(d) Centuries.

11. How long after meeting Akira does Nori consider leaving the attic unattended?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 4 days.

12. What sound can Nori hear outside her window when she is in bed in Chapter 4?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Owl.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Cats.

13. In Chapter 3, what times does Nori's grandmother start to allow her to roam the house?
(a) 7 to 2.
(b) 9 to 5.
(c) 8 to 1.
(d) 10 to 3.

14. In Chapter 7, Miyuki has been at the whorehouse two years, how much longer does she have to stay?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

15. What did Mgumi get from her regular customer in Chapter 7?
(a) Gold necklace.
(b) Silver necklace.
(c) SIlver braclet.
(d) Gold bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many girls are in the hanamachi?

2. What does the man wear who comes to see Nori in Chapter 6?

3. How old are some of the trees in the Kamiza garden?

4. When is Nori allowed to go in the garden?

5. How old is Miyuki's sister in Chapter 7?

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