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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Apologize for starting a fight at baseball practice.
(d) Come home immediately and fix supper.

3. 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 wants to take up horseback riding.
(c) She is tutoring other students after school.
(d) She is playing the lead role in a school play and must rehearse daily.

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

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

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

7. What kind of a student is Yuki?
(a) She is easily the brightest in her class.
(b) She struggles to keep up with her lessons.
(c) She is strong in most subjects except for art.
(d) She is more of an athlete than a scholar.

8. 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 poured chemicals on the irises.
(d) Yuki spoke impertinently.

9. 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 after falling down the stairs.
(c) That her mother died because she was unhappy.
(d) That her mother died of cancer.

10. Select the character who said, "If something happened to you, I would still go on."
(a) Shizuko.
(b) Yuki.
(c) Aya.
(d) Hideki.

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

12. When Yuki runs in the track meet in Chapter 5, what does she think about?
(a) Yuki thinks about her father and stepmother and how they hardly ever speak to her.
(b) Yuki thinks about her mother and how it must have been more painful than this to keep going when there's no air.
(c) Yuki thinks about her Aunt Aya and how proud she would be if only she could be here to see her.
(d) Yuki thinks about the flowers in the garden and how they must need watering by now.

13. Where is the novel set in Chapter 1?
(a) Kobe.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Hokkaido.
(d) Osaka.

14. 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 politely asked her to leave their home and never come back.
(b) Yuki thinks that they would have embraced her, praised her for her strength, and invited her to stay for breakfast.
(c) Yuki thinks that they would have invited her to live in their home.
(d) Yuki thinks they would have offered to drive her to Shizuko's grave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shizuko pack from her yard to move to the new house?

2. What special object does Yuki carry with her to the wedding?

3. When does the wake take place?

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

5. What do Yuki and her Aunt Aya do together just before the wake?

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