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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Kenzo's body found?
(a) In the water.
(b) In the teahouse.
(c) In Sachi's garden.
(d) In Matsu's garden.

2. What does Matsu say Kenzo does?
(a) Assists villagers with disputes.
(b) Gets hard to find items.
(c) Delivers important supplies.
(d) Gets food to the hungry.

3. How do Stephen and Sachi acknowledge each other outside the temple after Kenzo's funeral?
(a) They speak in whispers.
(b) They don't acknowledge each other.
(c) They look in each other's eyes.
(d) They bow to each other.

4. What does Stephen learn during his father's second visit, which occurs in December of 1937?
(a) That his father has another child with a Japanese woman.
(b) That his father had a 12-year affair with a Japanese woman.
(c) That his mother has been ill.
(d) That his mistress died a year ago.

5. Who says, "A Japanese woman would never do such a thing," and to whom is that person referring?
(a) Stephen referring to his mother.
(b) Stephen referring to Yoshiko.
(c) Kenzo referring to Stephen's mother.
(d) Kenzo referring to Yoshiko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sachi say was Matsu's opposite?

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

3. What did Sachi's father hope would happen after she contracted leprosy?

4. What is Matsu's New Year's gift to Stephen?

5. What does Stephen give Sachi in this second visit?

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