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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, how does Yuki use the time given to her for a speech about Monet's painting?
(a) She explains why the green parasol is beautiful.
(b) She tells the class about why her mother liked the painting.
(c) She is silent and does nothing but smile.
(d) She says that the painting is a metaphor for death.

3. What emotions does Hideki feel after Yuki leaves for Nagasaki?
(a) Displeasure and anger.
(b) Longing and sadness.
(c) Guilt, annoyance, and relief.
(d) Pride and affection.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 12, why does Yuki wait until midnight to sneak into the attic?
(a) The attic is too hot during the day to enter.
(b) The attic door is always locked and she must steal the key.
(c) She is ashamed of her actions.
(d) She wants to wait until her father and stepmother are asleep.

5. In Chapter 14, what does Masa believe about becoming an artist?
(a) The great artists do not need college, and neither does Yuki.
(b) Artists are lazy people who do not have real work.
(c) Artists must work hard to find inspiration.
(d) The only good type of art is painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Takeo feel about the land reform?

2. In fourth grade, what does Shizuko say about the picture of the emperor?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Tadashi do when Masa asks for his help weeding the garden?

4. As Yuki recovers from her sprained ankle in Chapter 9, what does she draw in her sketchbook?

5. At the end of Chapter 16, what does Masa do at the open window?

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