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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. What month does Nori turn 14?

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

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

4. What did Akira used to play with when he and his mother would visit Hiromoto's store?

5. How many hours does Nori spend with the orchestra practicing the Mendelssohn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alice think about her husband?

2. What is Hiromoto's house like?

3. Who are William and Alice Stafford?

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

5. What is the concert like where Nori plays for Hiromoto and his guests?

6. How does Nori end the relationship with Will?

7. In April 1964, what is Alice doing?

8. After Nori recovers, what does she remember about the accident?

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

10. Where does Nori go after her brother dies and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the author switch the point of view? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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