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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) Talking by the bridge.
(d) Arguing about Sachi.

2. How are Stephen and Matsu greeted on their second visit to Sachi?
(a) With tea.
(b) With a small meal.
(c) They are not greeted. Sachi is not home.
(d) By a stray dog.

3. Why does Matsu say Sachi moved to her mountain home?
(a) To be close to the man she loved.
(b) To care for the ill villagers.
(c) To protect her family from the disease.
(d) To save her family from more dishonor.

4. Why does Stephen go to Tarumi?
(a) His father wants him to learn about the import-export business.
(b) He is ill and is sent away for the cooler weather and to avoid infecting others.
(c) Stephen's sister is sick and he is sent away to avoid getting the disease.
(d) Stephen's mother is concerned he is becoming too reclusive.

5. Who gives Stephen the black lacquer box with homemade yoken?
(a) Miko.
(b) Sachi.
(c) Pie.
(d) Keiko.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen receive from his mother in November?

2. What are described as the symptoms of the illness which affects Stephen's family?

3. How does Stephen feel about his father leaving Tamuri in October of 1937?

4. Where does Stephen first see Keiko?

5. Why does Stephen call the person he meets in Yamaguchi a kindred spirit?

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