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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 sickness does Nori have in Chapter 4?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Measles.

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

3. In Chapter 7, what wing of the house do the girls sleep in?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.

4. What type of perfume does Nori remember that her mother used to use?
(a) Peppermint.
(b) Lilac.
(c) Lily.
(d) Cinnamon.

5. How long does Nori have to stay in her baths?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress does Nori wear when Akira arrives?

2. In Chapter 6, how old is Nori?

3. How old was Akira when his mother left?

4. What does Akira tell Nori to call him?

5. In Chapter 6, what color kimono is Lady Yuko wearing when she tells Nori there are people coming to see her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What pictures does Nori see in her mind when she listens to Akira play?

2. What is the first real memory Nori has?

3. Who is Syusuke Tanaki and how long has Kiyomi worked for him?

4. What is Nori's grandfather like?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Akiko tell Akira happened to Nori?

6. What is Miyuki's life like?

7. At the end of Chapter 5, what does Nori realize about her mother?

8. How does Miyuki take it when Nori is sold, and how do they say goodbye?

9. What does Akira say would have happened to Nori if she had been born under his father's roof?

10. Where does Nori live at her grandparents' home, and what are her accommodations like?

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