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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. How does Henry get to and from the Lake View Cemetery?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Marty takes him.
(c) Walks.
(d) Bus.

2. Where does Henry go to college for a time?
(a) Seattle University.
(b) Western Washington University.
(c) University of Washington.
(d) Washington State.

3. What wedding anniversary does a photo depict that Henry keeps on a coffee table in Chapter 8?
(a) 40th.
(b) 25th.
(c) 30th.
(d) 20th.

4. How long does it take Henry to serve lunch and clean up every day at school?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 50 mintues.
(c) An hour.
(d) About an hour and a half.

5. What instrument does Oscar Holden play?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Piano.
(d) Double bass.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, how much earlier does Henry arrive home than he usually does from school?

2. What does Henry think the Nippon Kan Theater will be when it is remodeled?

3. What is the name of the cemetery where Henry buried his wife?

4. Who taught Keiko to draw?

5. What grade is Henry in in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry feel a quiet relief that his wife is gone?

2. Why does Henry quit speaking to his parents when he was 12?

3. Why are Chaz and his father at Henry's home when Henry arrives in Chapter 20?

4. Why does Keiko want to meet Henry in Chapter 20?

5. Where did Henry get the plum tree that he planted when Marty was born?

6. What does Henry see when he goes into the basement of the Panama Hotel?

7. What are people burning in Chapter 16, and why are they burning these items?

8. Why does Henry go to Bud's Jazz Records?

9. What does Henry take to Ethel's gravesite in Chapter 10?

10. Why is Marty worried about introducing Samantha to his father?

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