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

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

3. Select the character who said, "If something happened to you, I would still go on."
(a) Yuki.
(b) Aya.
(c) Hideki.
(d) Shizuko.

4. According to Shizuko, what is the best kind of pottery?
(a) The kind sold at department stores.
(b) The kind that you get in China.
(c) The kind covered in flowers.
(d) The kind that you could use every day.

5. In Chapter 12, how does Yuki use the time given to her for a speech about Monet's painting?
(a) She tells the class about why her mother liked the painting.
(b) She explains why the green parasol is beautiful.
(c) She is silent and does nothing but smile.
(d) She says that the painting is a metaphor for death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hanae decide to keep the persimmon teapot in the kitchen?

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

3. For what does Hanae blame Hideki?

4. Why does Yuki repack all of the boxes in the attic and leave them behind?

5. According to Shizuko, why didn't Hideki cry at his mother's funeral?

(see the answer key)

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