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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. What does Yuki recall doing in the living room with Shizuko?
(a) They toasted rice cakes in the fireplace.
(b) They made flower arrangements.
(c) They listened to music, drank tea, and talked.
(d) They sewed clothes.

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

3. Why does Masa feel she is responsible for another character's fall in Chapter 7?
(a) She had turned off the light, making it difficult for him to see.
(b) She was angry at him about his diary entry, almost as though her resentment had tripped him.
(c) She had shouted for him to come back inside in a hurry.
(d) She had placed the bucket of strawberries right were someone could trip on it.

4. In Chapter 4, what does Yuki remove from the refrigerator?
(a) Leftover rice.
(b) An apple.
(c) Ice water.
(d) A glass of orange juice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hideki behave toward Yuki following Shizuko's death?

2. What special object does Yuki carry with her to the wedding?

3. Which character is introduced in Chapter 5?

4. Who writes Yuki a letter in Chapter 4?

5. What happens to the large earthenware bowl during the wedding ceremony of Hideki and his new bride?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 15, Yuki reaches a conclusion about Shizuko's wishes for her in the future. What is it that Shizuko had hoped Yuki would find?

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

3. Why is Yuki smiling at the end of Chapter 9?

4. Why does Yuki regret telling Sachiko and Mrs. Murai that her mother died in an accident? What does she wish she had said instead?

5. What kind of relationship does Shizuko have with her daughter Yuki?

6. Why does Mr. Kimura marry Aya? Why does he believe that his reason is not an inappropriate one?

7. What is the first scene at the beginning of Chapter 7?

8. During Takeo's heart attack in Chapter 14, what seems to be his pervading attitude?

9. Name some of the qualities that Yuki shares in common with her late mother Shizuko.

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

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