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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring: April 22 through May 30, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news is received that dampens the spirits of Stephen, Matsu, and their visitor?
(a) The Japanese Army is advancing.
(b) A child from the village has drowned.
(c) The Japanese have taken over a key city.
(d) The storm has devastated the village.

2. Why does Stephen originally buy the journal?
(a) To fulfill the requirements of one of his classes at Canton.
(b) To celebrate and document his journey to Tarumi.
(c) To document the effects of his illness.
(d) To provide his mother with a written account of his travels.

3. What is said about the shantytowns by Pie in her letter?
(a) They are sorely in need of money.
(b) They are the last refuge of the desparate.
(c) They are filled with cardboard houses and people who are sick.
(d) The are a blight on the landscape of a once proud nation.

4. Why do Stephen and Matsu initially go to Yamaguchi?
(a) To deliver items from the garden.
(b) To visit a friend of Matsu's.
(c) To deliver a message.
(d) To get Stephen some fresh air.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Stephen's father spend most of his time?

2. Who does Stephen travel to Kobe with?

3. What dream does Stephen record in his journal?

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

5. What does the letter Stephen receives indicate his mother thinks about his staying in Japan?

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