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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. To whom does Shizuko write notes in Chapter 1?
(a) Hideki and Yuki.
(b) Hideki and her mother.
(c) Miss Uozumi and her mother.
(d) The village carpenter and Yuki.

2. Where does the wake take place?
(a) In the park where Shizuko loved to catch cherry blossoms.
(b) In Yuki's house.
(c) In the village funeral parlor.
(d) In Tokyo.

3. What does Yuki offer to do when she speaks to Shizuko on the phone in Chapter 1?
(a) Come home immediately and fix supper.
(b) Pay her piano teacher.
(c) Apologize for starting a fight at baseball practice.
(d) Collect cherry blossoms for a wreath.

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

5. What do Yuki and her Aunt Aya do together just before the wake?
(a) Take the train from Tokyo to Kobe.
(b) Wash their hair in the kitchen sink.
(c) Clean the living room and drape the furniture in white sheets.
(d) Pack Shizuko's clothes and other belongings.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Yuki feel queasy on the day of the wedding?

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

5. What causes Shizuko to wake up from her nap in Chapter 1?

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