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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does the wake take place?
(a) A week after Shizuko commits suicide.
(b) The day after Shizuko commits suicide.
(c) The day Shizuko commits suicide.
(d) A month after Shizuko commits suicide.

3. Why does Yuki's throat feel scratchy in Chapter 7?
(a) She is dehydrated from the heat.
(b) She screamed during a motorcycle ride.
(c) She spent the night crying over the memory of her mother.
(d) She ate strawberries that were unripe.

4. What does Yuki think would have happened if she had told the truth about her mother's death to Sachiko and Mrs. Murai?
(a) Yuki thinks that they would have invited her to live in their home.
(b) Yuki thinks that they would have politely asked her to leave their home and never come back.
(c) Yuki thinks that they would have embraced her, praised her for her strength, and invited her to stay for breakfast.
(d) Yuki thinks they would have offered to drive her to Shizuko's grave.

5. What is Yuki's school grade level in Chapter 5?
(a) First.
(b) Ninth.
(c) Sixth
(d) Eighth.

6. On her last visit to Sachiko's house, what tree is in flower?
(a) A cherry tree.
(b) A lilac tree.
(c) A chestnut tree.
(d) A pomegranate tree.

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

8. Select the character below who says, "I don't care. I can take care of myself. I'm not afraid of anything."
(a) Yuki.
(b) Aya.
(c) Shizuko.
(d) Hideki.

9. Who arrives just as Yuki goes upstairs to change her clothes on the day of the wake?
(a) The priest.
(b) Hideki.
(c) Miss Uozumi.
(d) Shizuko's sister.

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

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

12. Select the character below who says, "I won't hear about you cutting your hair."
(a) Mrs. Murai.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Hideki.
(d) Aya.

13. For what does Hanae blame Hideki?
(a) He never taught her to drive properly.
(b) He kept a messy home.
(c) He forced her to keep that old teapot.
(d) He allowed her to become a barren woman.

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

15. When Masa asks Yuki to burn incense at the altar and say goodbye to the spirits of her ancestors, why does Yuki refuse to do so?
(a) Yuki does not know how to conduct the ritual because her father never taught her properly.
(b) Yuki believes that her ancestors couldn't care less whether she burns incense.
(c) Yuki has already completed the ritual in private before her grandparents woke up.
(d) Yuki believes the ritual should only be conducted in a temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What details are revealed about Shizuko's husband in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Yuki feel queasy on the day of the wedding?

3. How does it make Hanae feel when she receives compliments from others about Yuki?

4. Why is Shizuko impressed by Yuki?

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

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