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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 – Sundays (September 1971).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Select the character below who says, "You won't even let me rest."
(a) Yuki's stepmother.
(b) Hideki.
(c) Sachiko.
(d) Shizuko.

2. Who arrives just as Yuki goes upstairs to change her clothes on the day of the wake?
(a) Shizuko's sister.
(b) Hideki.
(c) Miss Uozumi.
(d) The priest.

3. What does Yuki recall doing in the living room with Shizuko?
(a) They toasted rice cakes in the fireplace.
(b) They listened to music, drank tea, and talked.
(c) They made flower arrangements.
(d) They sewed clothes.

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

5. With the exception of Yuki's father and new wife, what do adults say to Yuki when she does something deserving of praise?
(a) You are your mother's daughter.
(b) Your mother always said you had potential.
(c) Your mother would have been proud.
(d) You are so much like your mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hideki think they should lie about the way her mother died?

2. Where does the wake take place?

3. In Chapter 6, why has Sachiko decided not to go out for cross-country?

4. What is Yuki's first response when she discovers her mother unconscious?

5. Why is Shizuko impressed by Yuki?

(see the answer key)

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