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

2. Stephen says he feels like his new life has ended. What does he say he has returned to?
(a) The lonliness of an unwelcome visitor.
(b) The time of sickness, sleeping late and doing little.
(c) The oppressive heat of a Chinese summer.
(d) The solitude of the sick.

3. What does Penelope do for the Red Cross?
(a) She cooks for the wounded and refugees.
(b) Rolls bandages and sorts clothes.
(c) She is a nurse.
(d) She brings food and clothing to the refugees.

4. What does Stephen say to Sachi about her argument with Kenzo?
(a) He tells her she deserves better.
(b) He recommends talking to Kenzo.
(c) He doesn't mention it.
(d) He thinks that Kenzo, Matsu, and Sachi will work it out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is there when Stephen regains consciousness after being hit by the wave?

2. What does Stephen tell his mother about his father's affair?

3. What promise does Keiko make to Stephen when he walks her halfway home in March?

4. What does Stephen decide to pray for?

5. How does Keiko say her father has brought shame to the family?

(see the answer key)

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