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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lady Yuko when she married?

2. To what Tokyo ward is Nori taken in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 9, when is Nori driven to Tokyo?

4. When was Akira born?

5. In Chapter 11, what color dress does Akira buy Nori?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Seiko describe her love on September 30, 1930?

2. How does Nori end the relationship with Will?

3. In Chapter 10, why is it not possible for Akira and Nori to leave Japan?

4. Why does Ayame allow Nori to read her mother's diaries?

5. What does Ayame give Nori to read in Chapter 13?

6. What is the drive like to Tokyo in Chapter 9?

7. What happens when Nori and Akira are being driven back to Tokyo after they play for Hiromoto and his guests?

8. In Chapter 9, where does Nori find herself in Tokyo and what does she do?

9. In April 1964, what is Alice doing?

10. Who is Ayame?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nori spends seven years after Akira’s death wandering. Why does Alice think Nori has spent that time martyring herself? Has Nori been a martyr? If so, to what?

Essay Topic 2

Alice’s new music teacher, Noah, falls in love with Nori. How does Nori feel about Noah? Why is she afraid to love him?

Essay Topic 3

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

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