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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 did Jiro's grandfather make his fortune from?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Geta.
(c) Brita.
(d) Netsuke.

2. Why did the Japanese decide to accept the Pan Pan girls?
(a) They were there to keep the other girls innocent.
(b) They were fun.
(c) They had had hard lives.
(d) They brought tourists.

3. Which South American country declared war on Austria?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Chile.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Argentina.

4. What product are people in Vienna most in need of in the autumn of 1914?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Milk.
(c) Bread.
(d) Soap.

5. What country does Viktor receive a visa for on March 1, 1939?
(a) Japan.
(b) USA.
(c) China.
(d) Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 34?

2. What was the name of the Japanese religion implicated in the rise of nationalism?

3. What is the title of Part 4?

4. Where is the chest from that the wooden Buddha in Iggy's house sits on?

5. Who is Emmy dressed as in the picture in Chapter 17 taken in 1900?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the family apartment when Elisabeth visits after the second world war.

2. What was the children's relationship with the netsuke?

3. What signs are there in Chapter 24 that the Nazis are taking over?

4. How did the Japanese company Sony develop?

5. Why did Iggy find it easy to settle down in Tokyo than some other foreigners?

6. What was Elisabeth's passion as a student?

7. Why was Iggy happy to settle down in Tokyo?

8. What does Edmund discover about how Viktor and Emmy lived their lives?

9. Describe Emmy's relationship with her children.

10. Why does the author think the Japanese are so good with their hands?

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