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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 – The Golden Carp (August 1974).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the speech on Monet's painting that Yuki recalls giving during Chapter 12?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) Three minutes.
(d) Twenty minutes.

2. According to Hanae, whenever she goes into the attic, she thinks of:
(a) What a great childhood Yuki must have had.
(b) The guilt she feels for being so cruel to Yuki.
(c) The fact that this house is way too small for all of her belongings.
(d) The eight long years she had spent seeing Hideki in secret.

3. In Chapter 4, which room in the house has not changed since Yuki's stepmother moved in?
(a) The dining room.
(b) Yuki's room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The living room.

4. What is the only thing in the kitchen that has not been changed by Yuki's stepmother after she moves into the house?
(a) The porcelain plates and saucers with tiny pink flowers on the rim.
(b) The persimmon-colored tea set inside the glass cabinet.
(c) The wood floor.
(d) The curtains.

5. As Yuki lies down to bed, what is she trying to imagine?
(a) The boxes that are in the attic.
(b) The paintings that she will create in college.
(c) How proud Shizuko would be to see her daughter's success.
(d) The countryside she will see outside of the train window as she travels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much longer does Yuki have until she leaves for Nagasaki?

2. According to Shizuko, what is the best kind of pottery?

3. In Chapter 12, how does Yuki use the time given to her for a speech about Monet's painting?

4. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Yuki believe she is leaving behind as she moves to Nagasaki?

5. No matter how much she looks, what can Hanae never find in Yuki's room?

(see the answer key)

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