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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 – The Golden Carp (August 1974).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sachiko decide she does not want to call the boy on the train?
(a) She thinks her mother would disapprove.
(b) She would not call a boy she does not know.
(c) She thinks he is dangerous.
(d) She already has a boyfriend.

2. What does Yuki do with the jar of dead frogs?
(a) She hides the jar in one of the school storage closets.
(b) She empties the jar outside the window and then fills it with leaves.
(c) She breaks the jar open on the classroom floor.
(d) She takes the jar outside and hides it in the woods.

3. What color are the leaves that Yuki collects for her class?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

4. According to Shizuko, what is the best kind of pottery?
(a) The kind that you get in China.
(b) The kind that you could use every day.
(c) The kind sold at department stores.
(d) The kind covered in flowers.

5. Select the character below who says, "How can I respect someone who was cowardly enough to kill herself?"
(a) Hanae.
(b) Yuki.
(c) Hideki.
(d) Masa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Yuki in Chapter 1?

2. In fourth grade, what does Shizuko say about the picture of the emperor?

3. For what does Hanae blame Hideki?

4. What kind of a student is Yuki?

5. When Masa asks Yuki to burn incense at the altar and say goodbye to the spirits of her ancestors, why does Yuki refuse to do so?

(see the answer key)

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