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

2. How does it make Hanae feel when she receives compliments from others about Yuki?
(a) She is relieved that they are not complaining about the girl.
(b) She does not believe that they are being honest.
(c) She is sick of not being able to contradict them.
(d) She is as happy as if Yuki were her own child.

3. Where does Yuki live the first year after Shizuko's death?
(a) In the United States, with her father Hideki and stepmother.
(b) In Kobe, with her grandmother.
(c) In Tokyo, with her Aunt Aya.
(d) In Kobe, with her mother.

4. How long is the speech on Monet's painting that Yuki recalls giving during Chapter 12?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Three minutes.

5. What does Yuki wish that she had said to Sachiko and Mrs. Murai about the way her mother died?
(a) That her mother died because she was unhappy.
(b) That her mother died of a broken heart.
(c) That her mother died of cancer.
(d) That her mother died after falling down the stairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sachiko invite Yuki to do at the track meet?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 13, what reason does Hanae give Hideki for throwing out Shizuko's old things?

3. Which sentence best characterizes Yuki's behavior on the day of the wake?

4. As Yuki lies down to bed, what is she trying to imagine?

5. As Hideki studies the sketch of Yuki holding a bouquet of daisies, what thought strikes him?

(see the answer key)

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