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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 – Winter Sky (February 1975).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Shizuko tell ten-year-old Yuki about divorced families?
(a) The mother gets to take all of the children with her.
(b) It is always the father's fault.
(c) The mother almost always ends up alone.
(d) There are very few divorces in Japan.

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

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

4. In the beginning of Chapter 11, who is Saburo's wife?
(a) Etsuko.
(b) Aya.
(c) Miyako.
(d) Sachiko.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is introduced at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. Which character is introduced in Chapter 5?

3. According to Hanae in Chapter 13, what do the neighbors believe about Yuki's departure?

4. In what month does Chapter 6, Sundays, begin?

5. Select the character below who says, "But you'll always beat me."

(see the answer key)

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