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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 happens to the large earthenware bowl during the wedding ceremony of Hideki and his new bride?
(a) Hideki drops it and it breaks.
(b) Yuki drops it and it breaks.
(c) Aunt Aya throws it out the window and it lands in the harbor.
(d) Yuki hides it in her closet after the ceremony.

2. What does Sachiko invite Yuki to do at the track meet?
(a) Plant azaleas.
(b) Go shopping at the mall.
(c) Go watch a movie.
(d) Meet in a park and run together.

3. According to Shizuko, what is the best kind of pottery?
(a) The kind that you get in China.
(b) The kind sold at department stores.
(c) The kind covered in flowers.
(d) The kind that you could use every day.

4. Select the character below who says, "She has not taught you good manners, it seems."
(a) Hideki.
(b) Masa.
(c) Hanae.
(d) Aya.

5. What kind of clothes did Shizuko make for Yuki before she died?
(a) Shizuko sewed silk dresses in yellow and white.
(b) Shizuko knitted sweaters in bright red, purple, or turquoise.
(c) Shizuko sewed traditional kimonos in red and green.
(d) Shizuko embroidered butterflies on denim jeans.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dr. Takeda, whom does Yuki resemble?

2. Select the character below who says, "I remember her voice without her body and her body without her voice."

3. For what does Hanae blame Hideki?

4. When Yuki runs in the track meet in Chapter 5, what does she think about?

5. Why does Yuki feel queasy on the day of the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Yuki, what kinds of things did Shizuko teach her?

2. 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?

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

4. What are some of the reasons behind Shizuko's decision to end her life?

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

6. What are Yuki's feelings about her father's remarriage? How does she make these feelings known on their wedding day?

7. What are Hideki's emotions when Yuki leaves for college?

8. In Chapter 15, Yuki convinces herself that what she feels for Isamu is only friendship. Is Yuki telling the truth?

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

10. What are the special objects that Yuki carries with her on the day of her father's wedding? Why are these items important to her?

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