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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. At the beginning of Chapter 7, Yuki is visiting her grandparents for the following event:
(a) A traditional housewarming celebration.
(b) A ceremony commemorating her grandparents' fiftieth anniversary.
(c) A ceremony commemorating the third anniversary of her mother's death.
(d) She is competing in the track team's national championship.

2. In Chapter 1, why is Yuki going to be late for dinner?
(a) She is going to a friend's house to collect flowers.
(b) She is tutoring students at school.
(c) She is waiting for her piano teacher, who is running late.
(d) She got into a fight at baseball practice and injured her knee.

3. Who trips and falls at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Takeo.
(b) Hanae.
(c) Masa.
(d) Yuki.

4. Why does Yuki feel queasy on the day of the wedding?
(a) She is queasy from the smell of her mother's perfume.
(b) She is queasy from the sake.
(c) She is queasy from the train ride from Tokyo.
(d) She is queasy from the boat ride from Tokyo.

5. Where does the wake take place?
(a) In the village funeral parlor.
(b) In the park where Shizuko loved to catch cherry blossoms.
(c) In Tokyo.
(d) In Yuki's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the character below who says, "I don't care. I can take care of myself. I'm not afraid of anything."

2. Select the character below who says, "I won't hear about you cutting your hair."

3. According to Shizuko, what is the best kind of pottery?

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

5. According to Masa, what was Yuki like as a young child?

(see the answer key)

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