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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. Why did Shizuko keep all of Yuki's childhood items stored in boxes?
(a) To keep Yuki's things from becoming damaged.
(b) Someday, Yuki may have a daughter who needs these items.
(c) So that Shizuko and Yuki could look at the items when they are older.
(d) Yuki's things get in the way downstairs.

2. Why does Yuki refuse to eat oyster soup for dinner when she is ten?
(a) There is a strange smell coming from the soup.
(b) Yuki believes the oysters were cooked alive.
(c) The oysters will be sandy from the beach.
(d) Yuki becomes ill if she eats seafood.

3. In the beginning of Chapter 12, why does Yuki wait until midnight to sneak into the attic?
(a) She is ashamed of her actions.
(b) She wants to wait until her father and stepmother are asleep.
(c) The attic door is always locked and she must steal the key.
(d) The attic is too hot during the day to enter.

4. What is Yuki's first response when she discovers her mother unconscious?
(a) Yuki drops her books, turns off the gas, and calls her father at work.
(b) Yuki runs to the neighbor's house to get help.
(c) Yuki walks to the living room and plays her mother's favorite song on the piano.
(d) Yuki cries and collapses onto the floor.

5. How does Mr. Wada react when Yuki tells him she does not want to dissect a frog?
(a) He is angry because Yuki is not telling the truth.
(b) He thinks that Yuki is only joking.
(c) He is proud of Yuki for explaining her beliefs in a logical way.
(d) Mr. Wada is disappointed that Yuki cannot enjoy the scientific process.

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the character who said, "If something happened to you, I would still go on."

2. What emotions does Hideki feel after Yuki leaves for Nagasaki?

3. According to Shizuko, why didn't Hideki cry at his mother's funeral?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 13, what reason does Hanae give Hideki for throwing out Shizuko's old things?

5. What does Yuki think would have happened if she had told the truth about her mother's death to Sachiko and Mrs. Murai?

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