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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Winter: December 5 through December 25, 1937.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Stephen's first impression of the person who meets him at the station?
(a) That he is an angry man.
(b) That he yearns for company.
(c) That he enjoys solitude.
(d) That he has a secret.

2. What best describes Matsu's house?
(a) Cozy and welcoming.
(b) A collection of ancient treasures.
(c) Small and uncluttered.
(d) A jumbled array of memories.

3. Why doesn't Sachi hide at Matsu's house?
(a) She thinks Stephen is entering.
(b) She doesn't hear anyone enter.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is tired of hiding.

4. Where does Stephen see the "nicest Christmas tree I ever had"?
(a) In Matsu's garden.
(b) In Sachi's garden.
(c) At Keiko's house.
(d) In a memory of his youth in China.

5. What object of Tomoko's did Matsu give to Sachi?
(a) The picture that hangs on her wall.
(b) Her lucky stone.
(c) A letter opener.
(d) Her writing pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Stephen's father give for sending his mistress a large sum of money?

2. Where does Matsu invite Stephen after his father leaves?

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

4. What is Stephen's reaction to his father's visit to Tamuri in October of 1937?

5. What news is received that dampens the spirits of Stephen, Matsu, and their visitor?

(see the answer key)

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