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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. In Chapter 12, what tree is Nori sitting in when Akira comes to find her?

2. Where is home for Alice?

3. Where was Nori's father from?

4. Whose house is Nori in when she awakes in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 10, how long is Nori unconscious?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How much older is William than Akira in age and experience?

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

4. What is Hiromoto's house like?

5. What does Nori learn when she wakes in Chapter 10?

6. What does Alice think about her husband?

7. What happens during Alice's third pregnancy?

8. How does Nori feel at the end of Chapter 12?

9. What does Jane, Alice's sister, say to Nori at a party Alice has for Nori?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Is there more than one protagonist or antagonist in the story? Who are the protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) and why do they play that role in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Nori is imprisoned in her grandmother’s attic at the beginning of the book. How does Nori long to be free then and throughout the novel? Does she finally gain freedom?

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