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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. According to Shizuko, what is the best kind of pottery?
(a) The kind covered in flowers.
(b) The kind that you could use every day.
(c) The kind that you get in China.
(d) The kind sold at department stores.

2. What does Shizuko pack from her yard to move to the new house?
(a) The tea table.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Bushes.
(d) The garden spade.

3. Select the character below who says, "I don't care. I can take care of myself. I'm not afraid of anything."
(a) Hideki.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Yuki.
(d) Aya.

4. Select the character below who says, "How can I respect someone who was cowardly enough to kill herself?"
(a) Hideki.
(b) Hanae.
(c) Yuki.
(d) Masa.

5. What kind of a student is Yuki?
(a) She is more of an athlete than a scholar.
(b) She is strong in most subjects except for art.
(c) She struggles to keep up with her lessons.
(d) She is easily the brightest in her class.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yuki feel about public speaking?

2. How much longer does Yuki have until she leaves for Nagasaki?

3. Why did Shizuko keep all of Yuki's childhood items stored in boxes?

4. In Chapter 14, what does Masa believe about becoming an artist?

5. Where does Yuki decide to go to college?

(see the answer key)

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