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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 bothers Honda most about his friendship with Kiyoaki?
(a) Kiyoaki's mother is missing.
(b) Kiyoaki won't let him in the house.
(c) Kiyoaki doesn't suggest things for them to do.
(d) Kiyoaki's father yells at them.

2. What does Satoko do while kissing Kiyoaki in "Chapter 19"?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She holds his hand.
(c) She cries.
(d) She runs away.

3. How does Satoko describe Prince Harunori's dignity when she first meets him?
(a) Empty.
(b) Fake.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Boring.

4. In "Chapter 8," what worries Kiyoaki most about Satoko?
(a) That she did accept a marriage offer.
(b) That she may have read his letter.
(c) That Honda may charm her.
(d) That she is too old for him.

5. In "Chapter 13," what does Honda say someone must believe in if they believe in chance?
(a) God.
(b) Luck.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Will.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the two Siamese princes related?

2. How is Kiyoaki described in contrast to Honda?

3. In "Chapter 9," what does Iinuma say he feels was his responsibility to teach Kiyoaki?

4. In "Chapter 9," what does Iinuma do after praying?

5. Who asks Kiyoaki about Satoko coming to the cherry festival?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Honda an unlikely friend for Kiyoaki?

2. Why do the Siamese prince's fellow students lack sympathy toward them when Chao P loses his ring?

3. What do Honda and the senior nun talk about?

4. How does Satoko respond when she first finds out she is pregnant?

5. What happens when Honda and Kiyoaki return home in "Chapter 55"?

6. In "Chapter 50," what happens at the Imperial Poetry Recitation?

7. In "Chapter 18," how do Kiyoaki's family's guests reveal the order of their society?

8. In "Chapter 38," what does Honda think of the dead mole?

9. What happens when Satoko visits the Gesshu Monastery after her abortion?

10. In "Chapter 5," why is Kiyoaki's father worried about him?

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