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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which sentence best characterizes Yuki's behavior on the day of the wake?
(a) Yuki has a temper tantrum and is sent to her room.
(b) Yuki is well-behaved and keeps her composure.
(c) Yuki cries continuously throughout the day.
(d) Yuki is happy to finally have all of her father's attention.

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

4. In what year does Yuki's father get remarried?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1969.

5. What does Yuki wish that she had said to Sachiko and Mrs. Murai about the way her mother died?
(a) That her mother died of a broken heart.
(b) That her mother died because she was unhappy.
(c) That her mother died after falling down the stairs.
(d) That her mother died of cancer.

6. Why does her Aunt Aya ask Yuki to change her clothes before the wake?
(a) Aya thinks that Yuki's dress is not dark enough.
(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 too tight.

7. While Yuki runs with Sachiko, she remembers an argument with her mother. How did that argument end?
(a) Yuki slapped Shizuko.
(b) Hideki demanded that they apologize and move on.
(c) Shizuko slapped Yuki.
(d) Shizuko laughed, and Yuki did, too.

8. Select the character below who says, "She has not taught you good manners, it seems."
(a) Aya.
(b) Hanae.
(c) Masa.
(d) Hideki.

9. Which items does Hanae remove from Yuki's room in Chapter 8?
(a) Her old handmade clothes.
(b) Her diariess.
(c) Her stuffed animals.
(d) Her desk drawers.

10. Which fruit does Yuki offer to pick while at her grandparents' home?
(a) Cherries.
(b) Raspberries.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Pomegranates.

11. Select the character below who says, "How can I respect someone who was cowardly enough to kill herself?"
(a) Hanae.
(b) Yuki.
(c) Masa.
(d) Hideki.

12. Who comes to watch Yuki run at her junior high track meets?
(a) Her Aunt Aya.
(b) Nobody from her family ever comes to the meets.
(c) Her entire family, including her grandmother, Aunt Aya, her father Hideki, and her stepmother.
(d) Her father Hideki.

13. 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 relieved that they are not complaining about the girl.
(c) She is sick of not being able to contradict them.
(d) She does not believe that they are being honest.

14. Which character is introduced in Chapter 5?
(a) Sachiko.
(b) Hideki.
(c) Shizuko.
(d) Yuki.

15. Why does Hanae decide to keep the persimmon teapot in the kitchen?
(a) She does not want to add to the collection of things in the attic to be saved for Yuki.
(b) She thinks it is the most beautiful work of artistry she has ever seen.
(c) She knows it holds sentimental value for Hideki.
(d) She thinks it makes the best cup of tea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who arrives just as Yuki goes upstairs to change her clothes on the day of the wake?

3. What does Shizuko do immediately after her phone call with Yuki in Chapter 1?

4. What kind of clothes did Shizuko make for Yuki before she died?

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

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