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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. Who arrives just as Yuki goes upstairs to change her clothes on the day of the wake?
(a) The priest.
(b) Shizuko's sister.
(c) Miss Uozumi.
(d) Hideki.

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

3. What does Shizuko do immediately after her phone call with Yuki in Chapter 1?
(a) She cleans her closet.
(b) She goes into her den and writes goodbye notes.
(c) She finishes sewing Yuki's new skirt.
(d) She cooks a stew.

4. Which of the following events takes place at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) She takes Yuki to the doctor to have her knee stitched.
(b) Shizuko takes her own life by turning the gas oven on and inhaling the fumes.
(c) She completes her cleaning projects.
(d) She confronts her husband about his infidelity.

5. Why does her Aunt Aya ask Yuki to change her clothes before the wake?
(a) Aya thinks that Yuki's dress is not dark enough.
(b) Aya thinks that Yuki's dress is too tight.
(c) Aya thinks that Shizuko would not have approved of Yuki's dress.
(d) Aya thinks that Yuki's dress is too short.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Yuki and her Aunt Aya do together just before the wake?

2. In Chapter 1, why is Yuki going to be late for dinner?

3. Where does the wake take place?

4. What happens to the large earthenware bowl during the wedding ceremony of Hideki and his new bride?

5. When does the wake take place?

(see the answer key)

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