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

2. According to Hanae, what does Yuki do that most Japanese children are taught not to do?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Give money to the poor.
(c) Look at adults directly in the eyes.
(d) Walk outside after dark.

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

4. According to Yuki, what does Hideki think about clothes and makeup?
(a) He used to tell Shizuko to wear more makeup and nicer clothes.
(b) He thinks women look bad without makeup.
(c) He does not care that much about clothes and makeup.
(d) He cannot stand the sight of a woman in makeup.

5. What details are revealed about Shizuko's husband in Chapter 1?
(a) He is devoted to his wife but cold toward Yuki.
(b) He is devoted to his wife and a doting father to Yuki.
(c) He is unfaithful to his wife and too busy to spend time with Yuki.
(d) He is unfaithful to his wife but spends all his free time with Yuki.

6. Select the character below who says, "I remember her voice without her body and her body without her voice."
(a) Hideki.
(b) Masa.
(c) Takeo.
(d) Yuki.

7. 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.

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

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

10. In Chapter 6, why has Sachiko decided not to go out for cross-country?
(a) She needs to help her mother with housework after school.
(b) She is playing the lead role in a school play and must rehearse daily.
(c) She wants to take up horseback riding.
(d) She is tutoring other students after school.

11. According to Hanae, whenever she goes into the attic, she thinks of:
(a) The eight long years she had spent seeing Hideki in secret.
(b) The fact that this house is way too small for all of her belongings.
(c) What a great childhood Yuki must have had.
(d) The guilt she feels for being so cruel to Yuki.

12. Why is Shizuko impressed by Yuki?
(a) She is impressed because Yuki doesn't cry when she is in pain.
(b) She is impressed because Yuki ran against a boy and became class president, which is very rare.
(c) She is impressed because Yuki is the tallest girl on her track team.
(d) She is impressed because Yuki can stand on her head.

13. Who writes Yuki a letter in Chapter 4?
(a) Hideki.
(b) Miss Uozumi.
(c) Aya.
(d) Shizuko.

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

15. What does Hideki's bride wear to the wedding ceremony?
(a) A gray jumper.
(b) A black evening gown.
(c) A traditional kimono.
(d) A Western-style dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yuki runs in the track meet in Chapter 5, what does she think about?

2. Where does the wedding of Hideki and his new bride take place?

3. Why is Shizuko standing on her tiptoes in the wedding photo that Yuki carries with her?

4. What does Yuki recall doing in the living room with Shizuko?

5. Select the character below who says, "How can I respect someone who was cowardly enough to kill herself?"

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