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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn: September, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Stephen and Matsu spend the night after they help fight the fire in Yamaguchi?
(a) Hiro's house.
(b) Michiko's house.
(c) Sachi's house.
(d) Outside in Sachi's garden.

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

3. What promise does Keiko make to Stephen when he walks her halfway home in March?
(a) That she'll return.
(b) That she will meet him by the beach.
(c) That her father will hurt her if they speak again.
(d) That this is the last time she will speak to him.

4. To what is Tomoko referring when she tells Matsu that she doesn't want "to live like this"?
(a) Apart from Kenzo.
(b) In Yamaguchi.
(c) Apart from him.
(d) A life with leprosy.

5. What does Stephen give Sachi in this second visit?
(a) A painting of the garden.
(b) A drawing of the beach.
(c) A painting of her house.
(d) A portrait of herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a kado-matsu?

2. What does Stephen decide to pray for?

3. Why does Stephen say he feels cheated?

4. Who does Stephen refer to as "master of the house" in the journal entry about his September, 1938 visit?

5. What does Stephen tell Matsu about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?

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