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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Yuki believe Shizuko would have wished for if given the chance?
(a) Someone to love.
(b) A good future for Yuki.
(c) Money to pay off family debts.
(d) A house with Mr. Kimura.

2. What is Etsuko preparing in the kitchen that Yuki will be unable to eat?
(a) Boiled quail eggs.
(b) Fish.
(c) Clams in their shells.
(d) Shrimp.

3. What does Takeo dream about in Chapter 14?
(a) Shizuko coming to tell him that she is all right.
(b) A quiet morning in the mountains.
(c) A garden that is full of dead flowers.
(d) The voices of hundreds of school children.

4. At the end of Chapter 16, what does Masa do at the open window?
(a) She spreads out the morning glories on the sill.
(b) She reaches out to Yuki and smiles.
(c) She prays to the ancestors to help her find peace.
(d) She laughs and cries until she aches with joy.

5. What does Yuki threaten Mr. Sato with in Chapter 15?
(a) A fork.
(b) A rock.
(c) A restraining order.
(d) A book.

6. What does the smell of formaldehyde remind Yuki of in Chapter 9?
(a) The dark room where Yuki creates photographs.
(b) Shizuko's cremation.
(c) Chemistry class.
(d) Cleaning products.

7. What lesson does Yuki fail to learn from her grandfather?
(a) How to be quiet until the world is peaceful.
(b) How to plant morning glories.
(c) How to write neatly instead of cramped and small.
(d) How to recognize all of the constellations in the sky.

8. How does Yuki spend her lunch recess at school in Chapter 9?
(a) She eats a packed lunch by herself.
(b) She catches up on homework.
(c) She eats in the cafeteria with her friends.
(d) She sets a table and eats in her homemaking class.

9. After Shizuko's death, Masa begins to plant more:
(a) Annuals.
(b) Marigolds.
(c) Morning glories.
(d) Perennials.

10. During an argument over dinner, what does Hanae accuse Yuki of being?
(a) Shady and malicious.
(b) Wasteful and foolish.
(c) Demanding and haughty.
(d) Close and sly.

11. How does Mr. Wada react when Yuki tells him she does not want to dissect a frog?
(a) Mr. Wada is disappointed that Yuki cannot enjoy the scientific process.
(b) He is angry because Yuki is not telling the truth.
(c) He is proud of Yuki for explaining her beliefs in a logical way.
(d) He thinks that Yuki is only joking.

12. Who is Mr. Kimura?
(a) He went to school with Shizuko.
(b) He is a friend of Yuki's father.
(c) He is one of Yuki's school teachers.
(d) He is Aya's high school sweetheart.

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

14. Why did Shizuko keep all of Yuki's childhood items stored in boxes?
(a) To keep Yuki's things from becoming damaged.
(b) Yuki's things get in the way downstairs.
(c) Someday, Yuki may have a daughter who needs these items.
(d) So that Shizuko and Yuki could look at the items when they are older.

15. In Chapter 11, how does Yuki offend her grandparents during dinner?
(a) She does not have proper table manners.
(b) She is rude to her grandfather.
(c) She ignores Mr. Kimura the entire meal.
(d) She shows a lack of respect to her father and stepmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 9, what is Yuki's reaction to what she has done with the dead frogs?

2. What color are the leaves that Yuki collects for her class?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Masa find on the window screen of the house?

4. What does Yuki do with the kimonos that Masa allows her to take?

5. In Chapter 11, what reason does Yuki give for not wanting to fall in love?

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