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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 does Shizuko's mother say the morning of the wake?
(a) "I am not surprised that she chose to end her own life."
(b) "I never knew she suffered from depression."
(c) "I always knew she suffered from depression."
(d) "I thought my children would outlive me a long time."

2. Where does the wedding of Hideki and his new bride take place?
(a) A temple in Tokyo.
(b) The house where Yuki grew up.
(c) A hotel in Kobe.
(d) A ship anchored in Kobe.

3. Why is Shizuko standing on her tiptoes in the wedding photo that Yuki carries with her?
(a) She is so short that Hideki looked like a giant next to her unless she stood on her tiptoes.
(b) Her dress was too long and she did not want the hem to show.
(c) She thought she would look thinner if she stood on her tiptoes.
(d) Her dress had beadwork on the waist and the photographer asked her to stand taller so he could capture it.

4. Select the character who said, "If something happened to you, I would still go on."
(a) Shizuko.
(b) Aya.
(c) Hideki.
(d) Yuki.

5. 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 curtains.
(b) The persimmon-colored tea set inside the glass cabinet.
(c) The wood floor.
(d) The porcelain plates and saucers with tiny pink flowers on the rim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Yuki offer to do when she speaks to Shizuko on the phone in Chapter 1?

3. What does Shizuko say about her clothes as she packs them to prepare for a move?

4. How old is Yuki in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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