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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. Which fruit does Yuki offer to pick while at her grandparents' home?
(a) Raspberries.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Pomegranates.

2. When Yuki runs in the track meet in Chapter 5, what does she think about?
(a) Yuki thinks about her Aunt Aya and how proud she would be if only she could be here to see her.
(b) Yuki thinks about her mother and how it must have been more painful than this to keep going when there's no air.
(c) Yuki thinks about her father and stepmother and how they hardly ever speak to her.
(d) Yuki thinks about the flowers in the garden and how they must need watering by now.

3. Select the character below who says, "If you can't do it without being told, then just try not to get in my way."
(a) Yuki's Aunt Aya.
(b) Yuki's stepmother.
(c) Yuki's father Hideki.
(d) Yuki.

4. Where does the wedding of Hideki and his new bride take place?
(a) The house where Yuki grew up.
(b) A ship anchored in Kobe.
(c) A temple in Tokyo.
(d) A hotel in Kobe.

5. How old is Yuki in Chapter 1?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how has Yuki's grandfather changed since she last saw him?

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

3. In the beginning of Chapter 11, who is Saburo's wife?

4. Where does Yuki decide to go to college?

5. At the end of Chapter 13, what flowers does Hideki recall giving to Shizuko as an apology for a quarrel?

(see the answer key)

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