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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. What did Shizuko once teach Yuki to do with azaleas?
(a) Pick a blossom and use the pollen as a pigment to make homemade watercolor paint.
(b) Pick a blossom, pull off the calyx, and remove the seeds to grow more flowers.
(c) Pick a blossom, pull off the calyx, blow out the pollen, and taste the inside of the flower.
(d) Pick a blossom and weave it into her hair.

2. According to Hanae, the attic is full of:
(a) Cobwebs and mice.
(b) Evil spirits.
(c) Her off-season clothing.
(d) One thousand worthless things saved for Yuki.

3. Select the character below who says, "I don't want to fit in."
(a) Yuki.
(b) Mr. Kimura.
(c) Takeo.
(d) Etsuko.

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

5. Select the character below who says, "I'm very competitive. I can't stand losing."
(a) Sachiko.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Yuki.
(d) Hideki.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Yuki decide to go to college?

2. What does Yuki wish that she had said to Sachiko and Mrs. Murai about the way her mother died?

3. According to Hanae, whenever she goes into the attic, she thinks of:

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

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

(see the answer key)

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