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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 14, where does Yuki go to take a break?
(a) The street outside.
(b) The balcony.
(c) A lounge.
(d) The restroom.

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

4. In Chapter 14, why does Yuki become a vegetarian?
(a) There are few meats that Yuki can withstand eating, so she gives it up entirely.
(b) One who eats something should be able to kill it, and Yuki cannot kill anything.
(c) Lately, Yuki has become ill due to eating bad meat.
(d) There is no reason to kill something that could otherwise live.

5. In Chapter 13, when Hideki notes that there is much to be said for great love and loyalty, whose love and loyalty does he refer to?
(a) Shizuko's.
(b) Yuki's.
(c) Aya's.
(d) Hanae's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Takeo's best memories?

2. How does Takeo feel about the land reform?

3. What emotions does Hideki feel after Yuki leaves for Nagasaki?

4. What lesson does Yuki fail to learn from her grandfather?

5. Why does Aya want Yuki to come to her wedding?

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