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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 – Irises (April 1970).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Yuki do after changing her clothes on the day of the wake?
(a) She collects cherry blossoms to place on her mother's coffin.
(b) She sits on the floor of her closet and cries.
(c) She lights a candle and sits at the altar to pray.
(d) She goes to Miss Uozumi's house.

3. Select the character below who says, "Promise me you'll stay out of trouble from now on."
(a) Hideki.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Aya.
(d) Yuki.

4. Which sentence best characterizes Yuki's behavior on the day of the wake?
(a) Yuki is well-behaved and keeps her composure.
(b) Yuki cries continuously throughout the day.
(c) Yuki is happy to finally have all of her father's attention.
(d) Yuki has a temper tantrum and is sent to her room.

5. Select the character below who says, "I don't care. I can take care of myself. I'm not afraid of anything."
(a) Yuki.
(b) Hideki.
(c) Shizuko.
(d) Aya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the novel set in Chapter 1?

2. Where does the wake take place?

3. Select the character who said, "If something happened to you, I would still go on."

4. In Chapter 4, which room in the house has not changed since Yuki's stepmother moved in?

5. What does Shizuko's mother say the morning of the wake?

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