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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring: April 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Sachi hide at Matsu's house?
(a) She is tired of hiding.
(b) She doesn't hear anyone enter.
(c) She thinks Stephen is entering.
(d) She is angry.

2. Who does Stephen work with to put out the fire?
(a) Kenzo.
(b) Hiro.
(c) Tanka.
(d) Sachi.

3. What New Year's gifts does Stephen receive from his family?
(a) Canvas and paints.
(b) A setsbun.
(c) A daruma doll.
(d) Clothes, a watch, and books.

4. Who does Sachi say saved her from being trampled at a celebration many years earlier?
(a) An unidentified soldier.
(b) Kenzo.
(c) Her father.
(d) Matsu.

5. What does Sachi tell Stephen when she learns that Matsu was unaware of this visit?
(a) That Stephen should only return alone.
(b) That Stephen should not return.
(c) Stephen is welcome back, but only if Matsu knows.
(d) That it's best not to mention the visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sachi show Stephen in her garden the day after the fire?

2. When does Stephen's father leave Tamuri after his second visit to see Stephen?

3. Why does Sachi often rearrange the stones in her garden?

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

5. What is Stephen's reaction to his father's visit to Tamuri in October of 1937?

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