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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. According to Hanae, what does Yuki do that most Japanese children are taught not to do?
(a) Walk outside after dark.
(b) Clean the house.
(c) Look at adults directly in the eyes.
(d) Give money to the poor.

2. What does Shizuko's mother say the morning of the wake?
(a) "I always knew she suffered from depression."
(b) "I never knew she suffered from depression."
(c) "I am not surprised that she chose to end her own life."
(d) "I thought my children would outlive me a long time."

3. What is the only thing in the kitchen that has not been changed by Yuki's stepmother after she moves into the house?
(a) The persimmon-colored tea set inside the glass cabinet.
(b) The porcelain plates and saucers with tiny pink flowers on the rim.
(c) The wood floor.
(d) The curtains.

4. Why does Masa feel she is responsible for another character's fall in Chapter 7?
(a) She had turned off the light, making it difficult for him to see.
(b) She was angry at him about his diary entry, almost as though her resentment had tripped him.
(c) She had placed the bucket of strawberries right were someone could trip on it.
(d) She had shouted for him to come back inside in a hurry.

5. In Chapter 6, why has Sachiko decided not to go out for cross-country?
(a) She wants to take up horseback riding.
(b) She is tutoring other students after school.
(c) She is playing the lead role in a school play and must rehearse daily.
(d) She needs to help her mother with housework after school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yuki refuse to eat oyster soup for dinner when she is ten?

2. While Yuki runs with Sachiko, she remembers an argument with her mother. How did that argument end?

3. How does it make Hanae feel when she receives compliments from others about Yuki?

4. What does Hideki decide to do with Shizuko's sketchbook in Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Yuki remove from the refrigerator?

(see the answer key)

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