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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. Why doesn't Stephen ask Matsu to go along on his visit to Sachi?
(a) He thinks that Matsu is getting ill and needs to rest.
(b) He is afraid that Sachi will refuse to see them.
(c) He doesn't want Matsu to go, or to say Stephen can't go.
(d) He wants to ask Sachi a question privately.

2. What does Stephen suggest in his letter to his mother?
(a) That she should come to Tarumi.
(b) That he should stay in Tarumi.
(c) That Pie should come to Tarumi.
(d) That he should return home to China.

3. What does Stephen notice a lack of in Tarumi?
(a) Children.
(b) Young women.
(c) Food.
(d) Young men.

4. Why does Matsu say he decides to visit Tama with Stephen?
(a) He felt that Stephen would not go on his own.
(b) He wants to pray for Sachi.
(c) He felt Stephen needed to go.
(d) He wanted company.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen have with him when Keiko finds him on the day she pays him a visit in March of 1938?

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

3. What gift does Matsu give Stephen after the visit to Yamaguchi?

4. What does the throwing of beans represent?

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

(see the answer key)

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