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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 – Tiptoes (April 1970).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 walks to the living room and plays her mother's favorite song on the piano.
(c) Yuki runs to the neighbor's house to get help.
(d) Yuki cries and collapses onto the floor.

2. What does Shizuko's mother say the morning of the wake?
(a) "I am not surprised that she chose to end her own life."
(b) "I never knew she suffered from depression."
(c) "I thought my children would outlive me a long time."
(d) "I always knew she suffered from depression."

3. How does Hideki behave toward Yuki following Shizuko's death?
(a) Hideki showers Yuki with gifts.
(b) Hideki shouts at Yuki every time he sees her.
(c) Hideki hardly speaks to Yuki.
(d) Hideki smothers Yuki with attention.

4. What does Hideki's bride wear to the wedding ceremony?
(a) A gray jumper.
(b) A traditional kimono.
(c) A black evening gown.
(d) A Western-style dress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rearranged furniture to prepare for the wake?

2. What kind of a student is Yuki?

3. Why is Shizuko standing on her tiptoes in the wedding photo that Yuki carries with her?

4. Which character is introduced at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. What does Yuki do after changing her clothes on the day of the wake?

(see the answer key)

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