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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. In Chapter 12, what is the first item of clothing that Yuki takes out of the boxes?
(a) Shizuko's favorite green dress.
(b) Shizuko's dark purple kimono.
(c) A skirt that Shizuko made for Yuki.
(d) A pair of knitted mittens.

2. According to Hanae, what does Yuki do that most Japanese children are taught not to do?
(a) Give money to the poor.
(b) Walk outside after dark.
(c) Clean the house.
(d) Look at adults directly in the eyes.

3. Who comes to watch Yuki run at her junior high track meets?
(a) Her entire family, including her grandmother, Aunt Aya, her father Hideki, and her stepmother.
(b) Her father Hideki.
(c) Her Aunt Aya.
(d) Nobody from her family ever comes to the meets.

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

5. After Shizuko's death, Masa begins to plant more:
(a) Morning glories.
(b) Annuals.
(c) Marigolds.
(d) Perennials.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special object does Yuki carry with her to the wedding?

2. Select the character below who says, "You won't even let me rest."

3. What emotion does Masa always recognize in Yuki's face in Chapter 14?

4. To whom does Shizuko write notes in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 12, how does Yuki use the time given to her for a speech about Monet's painting?

(see the answer key)

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