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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 do Yuki and her Aunt Aya do together just before the wake?
(a) Take the train from Tokyo to Kobe.
(b) Clean the living room and drape the furniture in white sheets.
(c) Wash their hair in the kitchen sink.
(d) Pack Shizuko's clothes and other belongings.

2. In Shizuko's dream at the beginning of Chapter 1, who is throwing rice cakes to a crowd?
(a) Shizuko.
(b) The village carpenter.
(c) The piano teacher.
(d) Yuki.

3. What are some of the things that Yuki does that are deserving of praise?
(a) Wins track meets and serves as class president.
(b) Wins spelling bees and serves as class treasurer.
(c) Cleans the house and tends the garden.
(d) Wins piano competitions and chess championships.

4. Why is Shizuko impressed by Yuki?
(a) She is impressed because Yuki ran against a boy and became class president, which is very rare.
(b) She is impressed because Yuki doesn't cry when she is in pain.
(c) She is impressed because Yuki is the tallest girl on her track team.
(d) She is impressed because Yuki can stand on her head.

5. What does Sachiko invite Yuki to do at the track meet?
(a) Go watch a movie.
(b) Meet in a park and run together.
(c) Go shopping at the mall.
(d) Plant azaleas.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Yuki, what does Hideki think about clothes and makeup?

2. Who writes Yuki a letter in Chapter 4?

3. Why do Yuki and Aunt Aya go to Kobe at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. What does Shizuko do immediately after her phone call with Yuki in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 4, which room in the house has not changed since Yuki's stepmother moved in?

(see the answer key)

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