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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 – Pink Trumpets (June 1971).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 wood floor.
(c) The curtains.
(d) The persimmon-colored tea set inside the glass cabinet.

2. With the exception of Yuki's father and new wife, what do adults say to Yuki when she does something deserving of praise?
(a) You are your mother's daughter.
(b) Your mother always said you had potential.
(c) Your mother would have been proud.
(d) You are so much like your mother.

3. What does Shizuko do immediately after her phone call with Yuki in Chapter 1?
(a) She cooks a stew.
(b) She cleans her closet.
(c) She goes into her den and writes goodbye notes.
(d) She finishes sewing Yuki's new skirt.

4. Select the character below who says, "Promise me you'll stay out of trouble from now on."
(a) Hideki.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Yuki.
(d) Aya.

5. What did Shizuko once teach Yuki to do with azaleas?
(a) Pick a blossom, pull off the calyx, and remove the seeds to grow more flowers.
(b) Pick a blossom, pull off the calyx, blow out the pollen, and taste the inside of the flower.
(c) Pick a blossom and use the pollen as a pigment to make homemade watercolor paint.
(d) Pick a blossom and weave it into her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Shizuko write notes in Chapter 1?

2. What are some of the things that Yuki does that are deserving of praise?

3. Who rearranged furniture to prepare for the wake?

4. What does Shizuko's mother say the morning of the wake?

5. Where does the wake take place?

(see the answer key)

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