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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) Yuki's father, Hideki.
(b) Hideki's bride.
(c) Yuki's Aunt Aya.
(d) Yuki's grandmother Masa.

2. According to Masa, what was Yuki like as a young child?
(a) Quiet and moody.
(b) Cheerful and talkative.
(c) Careful and timid.
(d) Loving and caring.

3. According to Dr. Takeda, whom does Yuki resemble?
(a) Her stepmother.
(b) Her mother Shizuko.
(c) Aya.
(d) Hideki.

4. How does it make Hanae feel when she receives compliments from others about Yuki?
(a) She is sick of not being able to contradict them.
(b) She is as happy as if Yuki were her own child.
(c) She is relieved that they are not complaining about the girl.
(d) She does not believe that they are being honest.

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

6. Select the character below who says, "I don't pretend. I hate you."
(a) Hideki.
(b) Hanae.
(c) Yuki.
(d) Masa.

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

8. Who rearranged furniture to prepare for the wake?
(a) Yuki and her father.
(b) Yuki's grandmother and aunt.
(c) Yuki and her aunt.
(d) The men.

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

10. What special object does Yuki carry with her to the wedding?
(a) A white bead purse that her mother made for her.
(b) A lucky penny.
(c) A candle.
(d) A pearl from her mother's hair comb.

11. Where is Yuki in Chapter 1?
(a) School.
(b) A village celebration.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) Miss Uozumi's house.

12. In Shizuko's dream at the beginning of Chapter 1, who is throwing rice cakes to a crowd?
(a) Yuki.
(b) The piano teacher.
(c) Shizuko.
(d) The village carpenter.

13. What does Yuki offer to do when she speaks to Shizuko on the phone in Chapter 1?
(a) Pay her piano teacher.
(b) Collect cherry blossoms for a wreath.
(c) Come home immediately and fix supper.
(d) Apologize for starting a fight at baseball practice.

14. According to Hanae, the attic is full of:
(a) Evil spirits.
(b) Her off-season clothing.
(c) Cobwebs and mice.
(d) One thousand worthless things saved for Yuki.

15. Why do Yuki and Aunt Aya go to Kobe at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) They are there to attend Yuki's grandmother's funeral.
(b) They are there to attend the wedding of Hideki and his new bride. After the wedding, Yuki will move in with her father and new stepmother.
(c) They are there to visit Shizuko's grave. It is the first anniversary of her death.
(d) They are there for Yuki's piano recital. It is Yuki's first recital since her mother's death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the only thing in the kitchen that has not been changed by Yuki's stepmother after she moves into the house?

3. Who trips and falls at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What does Hideki's bride wear to the wedding ceremony?

5. Why does Yuki apologize to Masa in Chapter 7?

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