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

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

3. Why does her Aunt Aya ask Yuki to change her clothes before the wake?
(a) Aya thinks that Yuki's dress is too tight.
(b) Aya thinks that Shizuko would not have approved of Yuki's dress.
(c) Aya thinks that Yuki's dress is too short.
(d) Aya thinks that Yuki's dress is not dark enough.

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

5. What is Yuki's school grade level in Chapter 5?
(a) First.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Sixth

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Shizuko, what is the best kind of pottery?

2. Why does Sachiko decide she does not want to call the boy on the train?

3. Select the character below who says, "I don't care. I can take care of myself. I'm not afraid of anything."

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

5. Why does Yuki want to go to a college far away from her house?

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