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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is introduced at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Hideki's bride.
(b) Yuki's Aunt Aya.
(c) Yuki's father, Hideki.
(d) Yuki's grandmother Masa.

2. What does Shizuko say about her clothes as she packs them to prepare for a move?
(a) Some clothes are too tight for her now.
(b) Some clothes are too trendy for her now.
(c) Some clothes are too drab for her now.
(d) Some clothes are too bright for her now.

3. What does Yuki recall doing in the living room with Shizuko?
(a) They listened to music, drank tea, and talked.
(b) They toasted rice cakes in the fireplace.
(c) They sewed clothes.
(d) They made flower arrangements.

4. Why does Yuki apologize to Shizuko in Chapter 4?
(a) Yuki broke a boy's arm at school.
(b) Yuki broke the bowl.
(c) Yuki spoke impertinently.
(d) Yuki poured chemicals on the irises.

5. Where does the wedding of Hideki and his new bride take place?
(a) A hotel in Kobe.
(b) A temple in Tokyo.
(c) A ship anchored in Kobe.
(d) The house where Yuki grew up.

6. What does Shizuko pack from her yard to move to the new house?
(a) Bushes.
(b) The garden spade.
(c) The tea table.
(d) Flowers.

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

8. What causes Shizuko to wake up from her nap in Chapter 1?
(a) She hears crashing thunder.
(b) She smells gas.
(c) Cherry blossom petals fall on her.
(d) The telephone rings.

9. How old is Yuki in Chapter 1?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Seventeen.

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

11. What do Yuki and her Aunt Aya do together just before the wake?
(a) Wash their hair in the kitchen sink.
(b) Take the train from Tokyo to Kobe.
(c) Pack Shizuko's clothes and other belongings.
(d) Clean the living room and drape the furniture in white sheets.

12. Select the character below who says, "But you'll always beat me."
(a) Shizuko.
(b) Yuki.
(c) Sachiko.
(d) Hideki.

13. With the exception of Yuki's father and new wife, what do adults say to Yuki when she does something deserving of praise?
(a) Your mother always said you had potential.
(b) You are your mother's daughter.
(c) Your mother would have been proud.
(d) You are so much like your mother.

14. 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 Yuki's dress is not dark enough.
(c) Aya thinks that Yuki's dress is too short.
(d) Aya thinks that Shizuko would not have approved of Yuki's dress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which items does Hanae remove from Yuki's room in Chapter 8?

2. In what month does Chapter 6, Sundays, begin?

3. According to Hanae, whenever she goes into the attic, she thinks of:

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

5. Select the character below who says, "Promise me you'll stay out of trouble from now on."

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