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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 is Stephen's first impression of the person who meets him at the station?
(a) That he enjoys solitude.
(b) That he yearns for company.
(c) That he has a secret.
(d) That he is an angry man.

2. What news is received that dampens the spirits of Stephen, Matsu, and their visitor?
(a) The storm has devastated the village.
(b) A child from the village has drowned.
(c) The Japanese have taken over a key city.
(d) The Japanese Army is advancing.

3. Where does Stephen first see Keiko?
(a) In her father's home.
(b) At the local market.
(c) At the beach.
(d) In Matsu's garden.

4. What does Stephen's mother ask him to do?
(a) Find out about his father's affair.
(b) Return to his father's home in Japan.
(c) Come home in her time of need.
(d) Talk to his father about his affair.

5. Why does Stephen have memories of Matsu from childhood?
(a) They are distant cousins.
(b) Stephen's father once worked with Matsu.
(c) Matsu once worked for Stephen's family.
(d) Their fathers are friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Stephen the black lacquer box with homemade yoken?

2. Where does Stephen see the "nicest Christmas tree I ever had"?

3. What explanation is given for the names of the children in Stephen's family?

4. How are Stephen and Matsu greeted on their second visit to Sachi?

5. Why doesn't Sachi hide at Matsu's house?

(see the answer key)

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