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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Winter: December 5 through December 25, 1937.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Sachi, is true about Sachi and Tomoko as children?
(a) They were complete opposites.
(b) They were close.
(c) Both were painfully shy.
(d) They fought constantly.

2. Who gives Stephen the black lacquer box with homemade yoken?
(a) Keiko.
(b) Sachi.
(c) Pie.
(d) Miko.

3. Who is Keiko with when Stephen first sees her?
(a) An unidentified woman.
(b) No one.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

4. What does Stephen learn about his father at the beach?
(a) His real age.
(b) He can't swim.
(c) He was once a competitive swimmer.
(d) He wanted to be a painter when he was younger.

5. Where does Stephen see the "nicest Christmas tree I ever had"?
(a) At Keiko's house.
(b) In a memory of his youth in China.
(c) In Sachi's garden.
(d) In Matsu's garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stephen go to Tarumi?

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

3. What object of Tomoko's did Matsu give to Sachi?

4. What news is received that dampens the spirits of Stephen, Matsu, and their visitor?

5. Who does Keiko say is in the Japanese army?

(see the answer key)

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