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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) Outside in Sachi's garden.
(d) Sachi's house.

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

3. What does Stephen's father promise to send him?
(a) A Letter.
(b) Paints.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Canvases.

4. What happens when Stephen walks Keiko home after her visit in March of 1938?
(a) She kisses him and tells him to stay away from her family.
(b) Her father discovers them and is angry.
(c) She tells Stephen to stay away.
(d) She allows him to kiss her.

5. Who is the person who meets Stephen at the train station in Tarumi?
(a) King.
(b) Matsu.
(c) Henry.
(d) Pie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stephen have memories of Matsu from childhood?

2. What does Stephen say about the celebration of the rebuilt houses in Yamaguchi?

3. How do Stephen and Sachi acknowledge each other outside the temple after Kenzo's funeral?

4. What does Sachi say Matsu told her when he discovered she ran away rather than take her own life?

5. What two people do Stephen and his father discuss shortly before his father's departure?

(see the answer key)

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