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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 16?
(a) 22.
(b) 21.
(c) 24.
(d) 23.

2. In Chapter 11, what type of festival does Akira take Nori to?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Lantern.
(d) Cherry blossom.

3. Who taught Noah to play the piano?
(a) An aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Nuns.

4. In Chapter 16, how many shawls has Nori knit for herself?
(a) A dozen.
(b) 15.
(c) 2 dozen.
(d) 10.

5. What time would Akira's mother wake him to play games in the garden when they lived together?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

6. When Nori learns of Akira's death, how long has he been gone?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 16 days.

7. How old was Alice when her mother died?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

8. When do the Staffords return to London?
(a) November 1956.
(b) September 1956.
(c) October 1956.
(d) August 1956.

9. When does Nori play for Hiromoto's party?
(a) November 11, 1956.
(b) December 9, 1959.
(c) December 24, 1956.
(d) November 23, 1956.

10. When Will is helping with expenses in Chapter 13, what staff does Akira hire back?
(a) 3 maids.
(b) A cook and a gardener.
(c) A cook and a maid.
(d) A gardener and 2 maids.

11. When did Seiko start writing a diary?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1930.

12. In Chapter 10, what does a maid bring Nori to eat?
(a) Soba.
(b) Rice.
(c) Ramen.
(d) Udon.

13. What is the weather like when Nori leaves Japan in Chapter 15?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Cloudy.
(c) Windy.
(d) Snowy.

14. What is the date in Chapter 16?
(a) February 1964.
(b) May 1964.
(c) April 1964.
(d) March 1964.

15. In Chapter 14, where does Akira plan to go for nine months or more?
(a) Brussels.
(b) Paris.
(c) Vienna.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Alice have to leave home and travel with William?

2. Where does Akira go at the end of Chapter 12?

3. How old was Alice when she was pregnant before she got married?

4. Where is Alice's summer estate where she goes in August 1964?

5. For Nori's 16th birthday, where could Will have been instead of at her party?

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