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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 – Yellow Mittens and Early Violets (March 1972).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What causes Shizuko to wake up from her nap in Chapter 1?
(a) She hears crashing thunder.
(b) She smells gas.
(c) Cherry blossom petals fall on her.
(d) The telephone rings.

4. What are some of the things that Yuki does that are deserving of praise?
(a) Cleans the house and tends the garden.
(b) Wins spelling bees and serves as class treasurer.
(c) Wins piano competitions and chess championships.
(d) Wins track meets and serves as class president.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Yuki in Chapter 1?

2. Where does the wake take place?

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

4. Why does Yuki's throat feel scratchy in Chapter 7?

5. Which character is introduced in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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