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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Summer: June through July 1938 chapter say that Stephen is doing that prevents him from journal writing?
(a) Finishing a drawing of Yamaguchi.
(b) Rebuilding homes in Yamaguchi.
(c) Helping Matsu in his garden.
(d) Helping Sachi in her garden.

2. What does Keiko tell Stephen when they meet at the beach in September of 1938?
(a) That she will meet him there in three days.
(b) That she is sorry for how she has behaved.
(c) That she must leave with her family.
(d) That she won't be able to see him any more.

3. What is the mood surrounding Stephen's visit to the Tama shrine?
(a) Intimate.
(b) Frustrating.
(c) Sad.
(d) Celebratory.

4. Who does Stephen refer to as "master of the house" in the journal entry about his September, 1938 visit?
(a) His father.
(b) Matsu.
(c) Keiko's father.
(d) Himself.

5. What does Stephen's father tell him his parents agree on when he visits in June of 1938?
(a) Stephen should return to Hong Kong.
(b) That their marriage is over.
(c) Stephen should stay in Tarumi through the summer.
(d) Pie should come to Tarumi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stephen's first impression of the person who meets him at the station?

2. What does Sachi show Stephen in her garden the day after the fire?

3. What does Sachi tell Stephen when she learns that Matsu was unaware of this visit?

4. What does Stephen think might be the reason that Keiko's father hates him?

5. What does Sachi refer to as "one of the small miracles of life"?

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