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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 does Stephen say the young men of the village are when he visits for Kenzo's burial?
(a) Dead from leprosy.
(b) Moved to other cities.
(c) Celebrating at the shrine.
(d) Fighting against China.

2. What does Stephen say he did at the celebration in Yamaguchi?
(a) Stayed back and observed.
(b) Drank too much sake and fell asleep.
(c) Drank too much sake and sang loudly.
(d) Watched Sachi and Matsu.

3. Where is Kenzo's body found?
(a) In Sachi's garden.
(b) In the water.
(c) In Matsu's garden.
(d) In the teahouse.

4. How do Stephen and Sachi acknowledge each other outside the temple after Kenzo's funeral?
(a) They don't acknowledge each other.
(b) They look in each other's eyes.
(c) They speak in whispers.
(d) They bow to each other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a shime-nawa?

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

3. How does Matsu react when he and Stephen walk by Kenzo's teahouse for the first time after Kenzo's death?

4. Who is Keiko with when Stephen first sees her?

5. Who accompanies Stephen home from Canton?

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