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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. Why doesn't Stephen's father accompany him to Tarumi?
(a) The illness of Stephen's mother requires him to return home.
(b) The war has become as issue for his business.
(c) He must fight with the army.
(d) He has contracted tuberculosis.

2. Why does Sachi often rearrange the stones in her garden?
(a) To change the garden's appearance.
(b) To bring luck.
(c) To arrange the best irrigation for her plants.
(d) To help her relax.

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

4. Why does Stephen originally buy the journal?
(a) To provide his mother with a written account of his travels.
(b) To document the effects of his illness.
(c) To celebrate and document his journey to Tarumi.
(d) To fulfill the requirements of one of his classes at Canton.

5. What is Stephen's interpretation of his parents' marriage at the end of the December journal entries?
(a) That it is healing.
(b) That it is over.
(c) That it is at a painful point in a growth process.
(d) That it is no more than a business arrangement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kenzo give Stephen?

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

3. What important event occurs at the beginning of Stephen's November journal that leaves him feeling lost?

4. How does Stephen get to Kobe?

5. Who is there when Stephen regains consciousness after being hit by the wave?

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