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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Select the character below who says, "I won't hear about you cutting your hair."
(a) Aya.
(b) Hideki.
(c) Mrs. Murai.
(d) Shizuko.

2. In what year does Yuki's father get remarried?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1982.

3. Why does Yuki apologize to Masa in Chapter 7?
(a) She has broken the glass window screen.
(b) She has been mean to her grandparents.
(c) She has eaten all of the strawberries.
(d) She has forgotten how to pray.

4. Why does Yuki apologize to Shizuko in Chapter 4?
(a) Yuki spoke impertinently.
(b) Yuki broke a boy's arm at school.
(c) Yuki poured chemicals on the irises.
(d) Yuki broke the bowl.

5. What is Yuki's school grade level in Chapter 5?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Sixth
(c) Ninth.
(d) First.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Yuki live the first year after Shizuko's death?

3. Which character is introduced in Chapter 5?

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

5. When does the wake take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it important to Yuki to transport the flowers from the old house to the new house?

2. How are Hideki's marriage and his position at work related?

3. Why does Takeo believe that he is developing a hearing problem?

4. What are Hanae's views on housekeeping? How do her views seem to differ from Shizuko's?

5. Why does Yuki begin to pack away Shizuko's things without taking a single item for herself?

6. Why does Yuki decide against thanking her father for letting her attend Aya's wedding?

7. What does Shizuko wish that she had done differently on the day she decides to take her life?

8. Are Hanae's hostile actions toward Yuki justified in Chapter 8?

9. In Chapter 14, describe how Takeo explains his understanding of the land reform after the war.

10. In Chapter 10, Yuki recalls how Mr. Kimura told her stories about Shizuko's years as a schoolgirl. What similarities become apparent between the young Shizuko and Yuki?

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