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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. What happens to the large earthenware bowl during the wedding ceremony of Hideki and his new bride?
(a) Yuki drops it and it breaks.
(b) Yuki hides it in her closet after the ceremony.
(c) Aunt Aya throws it out the window and it lands in the harbor.
(d) Hideki drops it and it breaks.

2. How does Yuki feel about her father's new bride?
(a) Yuki wants to be friends with her but senses this is not possible.
(b) Yuki is afraid of her because she looks just like Shizuko.
(c) Yuki does not like her.
(d) Yuki loves her from the moment they meet.

3. What is the only thing in the kitchen that has not been changed by Yuki's stepmother after she moves into the house?
(a) The porcelain plates and saucers with tiny pink flowers on the rim.
(b) The persimmon-colored tea set inside the glass cabinet.
(c) The curtains.
(d) The wood floor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the character below who says, "Promise me you'll stay out of trouble from now on."

2. What does Hideki's bride wear to the wedding ceremony?

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

4. Where does the wake take place?

5. According to Yuki, what does Hideki think about clothes and makeup?

(see the answer key)

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