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

2. Where is Kenzo's body found?
(a) In the teahouse.
(b) In Sachi's garden.
(c) In the water.
(d) In Matsu's garden.

3. Who does Stephen meet in Yamaguchi?
(a) Sachi.
(b) Ching.
(c) A doctor.
(d) Keiko.

4. Why did Kenzo stay in Tarumi?
(a) To be close to Sachi.
(b) To run his business.
(c) To care for his sister.
(d) To care for his parents.

5. Who does Sachi say saved her from being trampled at a celebration many years earlier?
(a) Her father.
(b) An unidentified soldier.
(c) Matsu.
(d) Kenzo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen learn during his father's second visit, which occurs in December of 1937?

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

3. What is Stephen's first impression of the person who meets him at the station?

4. What does Stephen's mother ask him to do?

5. What does Stephen expect to be his only solace in Tarumi?

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