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

2. What does Stephen learn during his father's second visit, which occurs in December of 1937?
(a) That his mother has been ill.
(b) That his father had a 12-year affair with a Japanese woman.
(c) That his mistress died a year ago.
(d) That his father has another child with a Japanese woman.

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

4. Why doesn't Stephen's father accompany him to Tarumi?
(a) He must fight with the army.
(b) The illness of Stephen's mother requires him to return home.
(c) The war has become as issue for his business.
(d) He has contracted tuberculosis.

5. How does Stephen describe the houses in the village of Yamaguchi?
(a) As a mish-mash of leftovers.
(b) As sores on the already pained landscape.
(c) As being pieced together from scraps.
(d) As small domiciles of peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Stephen embarrassed by his body?

2. Who accompanies Stephen home from Canton?

3. Where does Stephen meet Kenzo?

4. What item is found in Matsu's garden?

5. Where does Stephen see the "nicest Christmas tree I ever had"?

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