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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 – Grievances (May 1973).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuki do after changing her clothes on the day of the wake?
(a) She lights a candle and sits at the altar to pray.
(b) She collects cherry blossoms to place on her mother's coffin.
(c) She goes to Miss Uozumi's house.
(d) She sits on the floor of her closet and cries.

2. Select the character below who says, "She has not taught you good manners, it seems."
(a) Aya.
(b) Masa.
(c) Hanae.
(d) Hideki.

3. Why does Yuki apologize to Shizuko in Chapter 4?
(a) Yuki broke a boy's arm at school.
(b) Yuki broke the bowl.
(c) Yuki spoke impertinently.
(d) Yuki poured chemicals on the irises.

4. For what does Hanae blame Hideki?
(a) He never taught her to drive properly.
(b) He allowed her to become a barren woman.
(c) He kept a messy home.
(d) He forced her to keep that old teapot.

5. According to Hanae, the attic is full of:
(a) Evil spirits.
(b) Her off-season clothing.
(c) Cobwebs and mice.
(d) One thousand worthless things saved for Yuki.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sentence best characterizes Yuki's behavior on the day of the wake?

2. How does Hideki behave toward Yuki following Shizuko's death?

3. Select the character below who says, "I don't care. I can take care of myself. I'm not afraid of anything."

4. Who arrives just as Yuki goes upstairs to change her clothes on the day of the wake?

5. In what month does Chapter 6, Sundays, begin?

(see the answer key)

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