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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 12, why does Yuki wait until midnight to sneak into the attic?
(a) The attic door is always locked and she must steal the key.
(b) She wants to wait until her father and stepmother are asleep.
(c) The attic is too hot during the day to enter.
(d) She is ashamed of her actions.

2. What is Yuki's pervading thought when she first learns that Takeo is dead?
(a) She feels alone, just like after Shizuko's death.
(b) She wishes she had seen Takeo more often.
(c) She hates that Takeo died so violently.
(d) She does not care about her work anymore.

3. What does Yuki do with the jar of dead frogs?
(a) She empties the jar outside the window and then fills it with leaves.
(b) She takes the jar outside and hides it in the woods.
(c) She breaks the jar open on the classroom floor.
(d) She hides the jar in one of the school storage closets.

4. Why does Aya want Yuki to come to her wedding?
(a) Yuki is the reason Aya met her husband-to-be, Mr. Kimura.
(b) Mr. Kimura requested that Yuki come to the wedding.
(c) Yuki should see how a proper wedding looks.
(d) Aya has a special present that she would like to give Yuki.

5. In Chapter 12, how does Yuki use the time given to her for a speech about Monet's painting?
(a) She is silent and does nothing but smile.
(b) She says that the painting is a metaphor for death.
(c) She explains why the green parasol is beautiful.
(d) She tells the class about why her mother liked the painting.

6. In Chapter 16, what does Masa find on the window screen of the house?
(a) A purple butterfly.
(b) A young frog.
(c) A tiny caterpillar.
(d) A white cicada.

7. In the beginning of Chapter 11, who is Saburo's wife?
(a) Sachiko.
(b) Miyako.
(c) Etsuko.
(d) Aya.

8. In Chapter 10, why is Yuki unable to sleep the night Mr. Kimura visits the house?
(a) She can hear Mr. Kimura and Shizuko talking too loudly.
(b) She feels ill from the sandwich she had for dinner.
(c) She cannot stop thinking about divorce.
(d) She is worried about a swimming competition.

9. In Chapter 14, what does Etsuko do with the flowers that Masa gives her?
(a) Creates beautiful table placements for Masa.
(b) Sends a bouquet to Yuki.
(c) Weaves wreaths and basket decorations to sell.
(d) Replants the flowers in the backyard garden.

10. According to Yuki in Chapter 12, what will Hanae do with the things Yuki leaves behind?
(a) Sell them to a pawn shop.
(b) Pack them in boxes to store in the attic.
(c) Keep them clean, as if Yuki is not gone.
(d) Throw them away.

11. Why does Yuki refuse to eat oyster soup for dinner when she is ten?
(a) There is a strange smell coming from the soup.
(b) Yuki becomes ill if she eats seafood.
(c) Yuki believes the oysters were cooked alive.
(d) The oysters will be sandy from the beach.

12. How long is the speech on Monet's painting that Yuki recalls giving during Chapter 12?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) Twenty minutes.
(c) Three minutes.
(d) Ten minutes.

13. What does Mr. Kimura bring Yuki when he joins her outside in Chapter 11?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) A pair of mittens.
(c) Yuki's sea-green jacket.
(d) A book that Shizuko liked.

14. In Chapter 15, what does Isamu tell Yuki as they sit in the garden?
(a) Yuki's photographs are beautiful.
(b) Masa is strong enough to move on from Takeo's death.
(c) Things will work out.
(d) There is nothing ugly about this world.

15. What color are the leaves that Yuki collects for her class?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Takeo feel about the land reform?

2. What does Hideki decide to do with Shizuko's sketchbook in Chapter 13?

3. What does Yuki threaten Mr. Sato with in Chapter 15?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Yuki paint after her first homemaking class?

5. What does Yuki collect along with the leaves for her homemaking class?

(see the answer keys)

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