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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. Where is Yuki in Chapter 1?
(a) A village celebration.
(b) School.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) Miss Uozumi's house.

2. Where does Yuki live the first year after Shizuko's death?
(a) In the United States, with her father Hideki and stepmother.
(b) In Tokyo, with her Aunt Aya.
(c) In Kobe, with her mother.
(d) In Kobe, with her grandmother.

3. What causes Shizuko to wake up from her nap in Chapter 1?
(a) She hears crashing thunder.
(b) Cherry blossom petals fall on her.
(c) The telephone rings.
(d) She smells gas.

4. What special object does Yuki carry with her to the wedding?
(a) A lucky penny.
(b) A candle.
(c) A pearl from her mother's hair comb.
(d) A white bead purse that her mother made for her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives just as Yuki goes upstairs to change her clothes on the day of the wake?

2. How does Yuki feel about her father's new bride?

3. What kind of a student is Yuki?

4. What details are revealed about Shizuko's husband in Chapter 1?

5. When does the wake take place?

(see the answer key)

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