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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn: October 1937.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Keiko with when Stephen first sees her?
(a) An unidentified woman.
(b) No one.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

2. What does Stephen decide to paint?
(a) Keiko at the beach.
(b) His family.
(c) Matsu's garden.
(d) Sachi without her sores.

3. What does Stephen expect to be his only solace in Tarumi?
(a) Creating a garden.
(b) Swimming in the ocean.
(c) Painting.
(d) Writing in his journal.

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

5. Why does Stephen call the person he meets in Yamaguchi a kindred spirit?
(a) This person is a painter.
(b) This person is lonely.
(c) This person is ill.
(d) This person is sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stephen describe the houses in the village of Yamaguchi?

2. Why does Stephen originally buy the journal?

3. Why does Stephen go to Tarumi?

4. What best describes Matsu's house?

5. Why does Matsu say Sachi moved to her mountain home?

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