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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Winter: January and February 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sachi say Tomoko died?
(a) The disease killed her.
(b) She took her life with a fishing knife.
(c) She drowned herself.
(d) She was poisoned.

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 has another child with a Japanese woman.
(c) That his father had a 12-year affair with a Japanese woman.
(d) That his mistress died a year ago.

3. What is a shime-nawa?
(a) A rope of twisted straw thought to keep away evil spirits.
(b) A symbol for luck that is used for making a wish.
(c) A book of Japanese poetry.
(d) A wreath symbolizing prosperity, purity, longevity, and loyalty.

4. What is a kado-matsu?
(a) A rope of twisted straw thought to keep away evil spirits.
(b) A totem to keep out demons, cold, and pestilence.
(c) A symbol for luck that is used for making a wish.
(d) A wreath symbolizing prosperity, purity, longevity, and loyalty.

5. Where does Stephen first see a kare sansui?
(a) In Matsu's garden.
(b) At Sachi's house.
(c) At the house by the beach.
(d) At Keiko's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Stephen give a miniature pine tree in a clay planter?

2. What are Stephen and Matsu doing when the wave crashes into the garden?

3. What two people do Stephen and his father discuss shortly before his father's departure?

4. Who says, "You really are a monster"?

5. Why does Stephen have memories of Matsu from childhood?

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