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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Yuki want to go to a college far away from her house?
(a) Yuki would like to settle in a new, exciting area.
(b) There are no good colleges in the local area.
(c) The admissions process is easier.
(d) Yuki wants to move away from her father and stepmother.

2. In Chapter 11, what reason does Yuki give for not wanting to fall in love?
(a) Love often comes to nothing one way or another.
(b) The children from a marriage are rarely happy.
(c) There is no time to fall in love with Yuki's busy schedule.
(d) Husbands only ignore their wives.

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

4. Why does Yuki repack all of the boxes in the attic and leave them behind?
(a) The many years of neglect have ruined Shizuko's things.
(b) Shizuko cannot be summed up in a few material possessions.
(c) Yuki cannot afford to ship any of these items to her new home.
(d) Yuki decides she cannot hold onto the past.

5. Why does Mr. Kimura marry Aya?
(a) Yuki made Mr. Kimura see why Aya is wonderful.
(b) It is a marriage of convenience.
(c) Aya reminds Mr. Kimura of Shizuko.
(d) Aya makes Mr. Kimura laugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how does Hideki discover that Takeo has died?

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

3. How long is the speech on Monet's painting that Yuki recalls giving during Chapter 12?

4. What does Yuki tell Hideki and Hanae before leaving for Nagasaki?

5. Select the character below who says, "I don't want to fit in."

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