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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What daily ritual does Hanae perform?
(a) She runs in the park.
(b) She cleans the house.
(c) She crashes the car into the mailbox.
(d) She does yoga on the porch.

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

3. Select the character below who says, "I'm very competitive. I can't stand losing."
(a) Yuki.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Sachiko.
(d) Hideki.

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

5. Why does Sachiko decide she does not want to call the boy on the train?
(a) She thinks he is dangerous.
(b) She thinks her mother would disapprove.
(c) She already has a boyfriend.
(d) She would not call a boy she does not know.

6. What does Shizuko say about her clothes as she packs them to prepare for a move?
(a) Some clothes are too drab for her now.
(b) Some clothes are too tight for her now.
(c) Some clothes are too trendy for her now.
(d) Some clothes are too bright for her now.

7. 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 Aunt Aya and how proud she would be if only she could be here to see her.
(c) Yuki thinks about the flowers in the garden and how they must need watering by now.
(d) Yuki thinks about her mother and how it must have been more painful than this to keep going when there's no air.

8. Which character is introduced at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Yuki's grandmother Masa.
(b) Yuki's Aunt Aya.
(c) Yuki's father, Hideki.
(d) Hideki's bride.

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

10. What does Sachiko invite Yuki to do at the track meet?
(a) Go shopping at the mall.
(b) Plant azaleas.
(c) Go watch a movie.
(d) Meet in a park and run together.

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

12. How does Hideki behave toward Yuki following Shizuko's death?
(a) Hideki shouts at Yuki every time he sees her.
(b) Hideki smothers Yuki with attention.
(c) Hideki showers Yuki with gifts.
(d) Hideki hardly speaks to Yuki.

13. No matter how much she looks, what can Hanae never find in Yuki's room?
(a) The keys to Yuki's desk drawers.
(b) A spot of dust.
(c) The birthday presents hidden in there.
(d) The key to Yuki's diary.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the correct sequence of events in Chapter 7 from the list below.

2. In what month does Chapter 6, Sundays, begin?

3. According to Shizuko, what is the best kind of pottery?

4. Which character is introduced in Chapter 5?

5. Why does Hanae decide to keep the persimmon teapot in the kitchen?

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