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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: June through July, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Stephen and his father seek to discuss on the June, 1938 visit?
(a) Bringing Stephen into the business.
(b) Stephen's mother.
(c) Stephen's siblings..
(d) Non-controversial topics.

2. What does Penelope do for the Red Cross?
(a) She brings food and clothing to the refugees.
(b) She cooks for the wounded and refugees.
(c) Rolls bandages and sorts clothes.
(d) She is a nurse.

3. What is part of the reason that Stephen says that time has slowed to a crawl?
(a) He doesn't see much of Sachi and Keiko.
(b) Kenzo's death has affected Stephen.
(c) Kenzo's death has affected Matsu.
(d) News of the war has taken a toll on everyone.

4. Who dies in the Summer: June through July, 1938 chapter?
(a) Michiko.
(b) Fumiko.
(c) King.
(d) Hiro.

5. What does the letter Stephen receives say about his mother's mood?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is delusional.
(c) She is depressed.
(d) She is in a bad mood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen's father tell him his parents agree on when he visits in June of 1938?

2. What are Stephen and Matsu doing when the wave crashes into the garden?

3. Who gives Stephen the black lacquer box with homemade yoken?

4. What does Stephen notice a lack of in Tarumi?

5. What does Matsu say Kenzo does?

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