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

2. How old was Lady Yuko when she married?

3. Where did Noah grow up?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nori end the relationship with Will?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who helps Nori when boys nearly knock her off balance at the festival in Chapter 13?

9. How does George feel about having Nori stay with them?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nori and Miyuki meet at the brothel. How do the girls get acquainted? What do they have in common? How different are they? How do their shared experiences build a strong friendship?

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 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?

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