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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. Why does Yuki's throat feel scratchy in Chapter 7?
(a) She is dehydrated from the heat.
(b) She spent the night crying over the memory of her mother.
(c) She screamed during a motorcycle ride.
(d) She ate strawberries that were unripe.

2. What kind of a student is Yuki?
(a) She is more of an athlete than a scholar.
(b) She is easily the brightest in her class.
(c) She is strong in most subjects except for art.
(d) She struggles to keep up with her lessons.

3. How has Yuki spent her summer Sundays?
(a) Shopping with her stepmother.
(b) Running with Sachiko.
(c) Watching movies.
(d) Competing in chess championships.

4. What daily ritual does Hanae perform?
(a) She does yoga on the porch.
(b) She cleans the house.
(c) She runs in the park.
(d) She crashes the car into the mailbox.

5. Select the character below who says, "How can I respect someone who was cowardly enough to kill herself?"
(a) Yuki.
(b) Hanae.
(c) Hideki.
(d) Masa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What details are revealed about Shizuko's husband in Chapter 1?

2. What causes Shizuko to wake up from her nap in Chapter 1?

3. Which sentence best characterizes Yuki's behavior on the day of the wake?

4. What does Hideki's bride wear to the wedding ceremony?

5. Which character is introduced in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Mr. Kimura appears to ten-year-old Yuki.

2. Is Hideki affectionate toward Yuki?

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

4. In what way is Yuki a unique individual? How did she become this way?

5. At the end of Chapter 12, Yuki decides that she must move on and leave behind empty spaces. To what is she referring?

6. Yuki often remembers her mother Shizuko through smells and colors. Describe some of the occasions in Chapter 9 in which Yuki recalls her mother due to these sensory catalysts.

7. What happens at the end of Chapter 2 after Yuki changes her clothes for the wake?

8. In the beginning of Chapter 12, what does Yuki intend to do with Shizuko's stored belongings in the attic?

9. Why does her Aunt Aya compliment Yuki on the day of the wake?

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

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