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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. As Yuki lies down to bed, what is she trying to imagine?
(a) The countryside she will see outside of the train window as she travels.
(b) The boxes that are in the attic.
(c) How proud Shizuko would be to see her daughter's success.
(d) The paintings that she will create in college.

2. What does Sachiko invite Yuki to do at the track meet?
(a) Go watch a movie.
(b) Meet in a park and run together.
(c) Go shopping at the mall.
(d) Plant azaleas.

3. What does Yuki do with the jar of dead frogs?
(a) She hides the jar in one of the school storage closets.
(b) She empties the jar outside the window and then fills it with leaves.
(c) She takes the jar outside and hides it in the woods.
(d) She breaks the jar open on the classroom floor.

4. What is the cause of Takeo's death in Chapter 14?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A stroke.
(c) A tumor.
(d) Heatstroke.

5. What is Yuki's first response when she discovers her mother unconscious?
(a) Yuki cries and collapses onto the floor.
(b) Yuki walks to the living room and plays her mother's favorite song on the piano.
(c) Yuki drops her books, turns off the gas, and calls her father at work.
(d) Yuki runs to the neighbor's house to get help.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. For what does Hanae blame Hideki?

4. What does Yuki threaten Mr. Sato with in Chapter 15?

5. Why do Yuki and Aunt Aya go to Kobe at the beginning of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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