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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 – Silent Spring (March 1975).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, why does Yuki become a vegetarian?
(a) There are few meats that Yuki can withstand eating, so she gives it up entirely.
(b) Lately, Yuki has become ill due to eating bad meat.
(c) There is no reason to kill something that could otherwise live.
(d) One who eats something should be able to kill it, and Yuki cannot kill anything.

2. What daily ritual does Hanae perform?
(a) She does yoga on the porch.
(b) She cleans the house.
(c) She crashes the car into the mailbox.
(d) She runs in the park.

3. Where is the novel set in Chapter 1?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Hokkaido.
(d) Kobe.

4. How has Yuki spent her summer Sundays?
(a) Running with Sachiko.
(b) Competing in chess championships.
(c) Shopping with her stepmother.
(d) Watching movies.

5. Where does Yuki decide to go to college?
(a) A national university in Kobe.
(b) Yuki is not going to college this year.
(c) A large art school in Tokyo.
(d) A small art school in Nagasaki.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, which room in the house has not changed since Yuki's stepmother moved in?

2. What is Etsuko preparing in the kitchen that Yuki will be unable to eat?

3. What lesson does Yuki fail to learn from her grandfather?

4. What does Yuki collect along with the leaves for her homemaking class?

5. What does Shizuko pack from her yard to move to the new house?

(see the answer key)

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