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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 – Gladioli (March 1975).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Shizuko write notes in Chapter 1?
(a) The village carpenter and Yuki.
(b) Hideki and her mother.
(c) Miss Uozumi and her mother.
(d) Hideki and Yuki.

2. What does Takeo dream about in Chapter 14?
(a) Shizuko coming to tell him that she is all right.
(b) A garden that is full of dead flowers.
(c) The voices of hundreds of school children.
(d) A quiet morning in the mountains.

3. What happens to the large earthenware bowl during the wedding ceremony of Hideki and his new bride?
(a) Yuki drops it and it breaks.
(b) Hideki drops it and it breaks.
(c) Yuki hides it in her closet after the ceremony.
(d) Aunt Aya throws it out the window and it lands in the harbor.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 11, who is Saburo's wife?
(a) Aya.
(b) Sachiko.
(c) Etsuko.
(d) Miyako.

5. How much longer does Yuki have until she leaves for Nagasaki?
(a) One day.
(b) Two days.
(c) A week.
(d) Six hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the character below who says, "But you'll always beat me."

2. Where is Yuki in Chapter 1?

3. What does Yuki collect along with the leaves for her homemaking class?

4. Why is Hideki going to allow Yuki to attend her Aunt Aya's wedding?

5. Who comes to watch Yuki run at her junior high track meets?

(see the answer key)

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