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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sachi show Stephen in her garden the day after the fire?
(a) A new rock formation.
(b) A pale yellow bird in its nest.
(c) A speckled fish in the pond.
(d) A blue-purple flower.

2. Where does Stephen say the young men of the village are when he visits for Kenzo's burial?
(a) Moved to other cities.
(b) Celebrating at the shrine.
(c) Fighting against China.
(d) Dead from leprosy.

3. Who does Stephen meet in Yamaguchi?
(a) Sachi.
(b) Keiko.
(c) A doctor.
(d) Ching.

4. What story does Sachi's caregiver in Yamaguchi tell her?
(a) About the leper who saved her child.
(b) About the fire that killed her family.
(c) About the lady at the temple.
(d) About the pearl diver and her family.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sachi say was Kenzo's reaction when Sachi first told him she had leprosy?

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

3. What does Stephen decide to pray for?

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

5. Why does Stephen call the person he meets in Yamaguchi a kindred spirit?

(see the answer key)

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