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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Yuki find at the bottom of the boxes?
(a) Old tea sets.
(b) Shizuko's jewelry.
(c) Family photographs.
(d) Shizuko's letters to Yuki.

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

4. Why is Hideki going to allow Yuki to attend her Aunt Aya's wedding?
(a) Hideki is still good friends with Aya, despite the past.
(b) Hanae would like Yuki out of the house for a few days.
(c) Hideki owes Aya a favor for taking care of Yuki for a year.
(d) Yuki will break things in the house if she is not allowed to go.

5. In Chapter 11, who thus far is the only person Yuki daydreams about?
(a) Sachiko.
(b) The boy who works at the library.
(c) Mariko.
(d) The boys at school.

6. What does Yuki do with the kimonos that Masa allows her to take?
(a) Wears them around the boardinghouse.
(b) Gives them to Isamu's younger sister.
(c) Cuts and sews them into a quilted vest.
(d) Burns them as a tribute to Takeo and Shizuko.

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

8. Why does Tadashi initially refuse to play on the slide?
(a) There is a puddle of water at the base of the slide.
(b) The slide has rotted through on the bottom.
(c) Etsuko never lets him use wooden playground equipment.
(d) He is too big and the wood will give him splinters.

9. At the end of Chapter 9, what is Yuki's reaction to what she has done with the dead frogs?
(a) She becomes angry with herself.
(b) She smiles.
(c) She becomes ill.
(d) She feels ashamed.

10. How does Shizuko help the golden carp as a schoolgirl?
(a) She puts the carp in a clean watering pool.
(b) She feeds the golden carp in a pond.
(c) She puts the carp back in the water after it jumps onto land.
(d) She stops a classmate from trying to hurt the carp.

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

12. What emotions does Hideki feel after Yuki leaves for Nagasaki?
(a) Pride and affection.
(b) Guilt, annoyance, and relief.
(c) Displeasure and anger.
(d) Longing and sadness.

13. In Yuki's memories, who teaches her about the constellations in the sky?
(a) Takeo.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Hideki.
(d) Masa.

14. In Chapter 12, what is the first item of clothing that Yuki takes out of the boxes?
(a) A pair of knitted mittens.
(b) A skirt that Shizuko made for Yuki.
(c) Shizuko's dark purple kimono.
(d) Shizuko's favorite green dress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Shizuko's death, Masa begins to plant more:

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

3. How does Mr. Wada react when Yuki tells him she does not want to dissect a frog?

4. What is Yuki's pervading thought when she first learns that Takeo is dead?

5. Why does Yuki repack all of the boxes in the attic and leave them behind?

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