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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn: November through December 2, 1937.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Stephen and Matsu doing when the wave crashes into the garden?
(a) Discussing Stephen's father.
(b) Catching fish from the fish pond.
(c) Arguing about Sachi.
(d) Talking by the bridge.

2. What important event occurs at the beginning of Stephen's November journal that leaves him feeling lost?
(a) He discovers a dying part of the garden.
(b) He hears news of the Japanese Army.
(c) He receives a message from his father.
(d) He completes the picture of the painting.

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

4. What news is received that dampens the spirits of Stephen, Matsu, and their visitor?
(a) The Japanese Army is advancing.
(b) The Japanese have taken over a key city.
(c) The storm has devastated the village.
(d) A child from the village has drowned.

5. What does Stephen receive from his mother in November?
(a) A letter.
(b) A package.
(c) A visit.
(d) A telegram.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is there when Stephen regains consciousness after being hit by the wave?

3. Why does Miko have to do the laundry?

4. Who gives Stephen the black lacquer box with homemade yoken?

5. Where does Stephen meet Kenzo?

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