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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: June through July, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who sends Stephen a letter that says Penelope is working with the Red Cross?
(a) His mother.
(b) Henry.
(c) King.
(d) Pie.

4. What does Stephen learn about his father at the beach?
(a) He was once a competitive swimmer.
(b) He can't swim.
(c) His real age.
(d) He wanted to be a painter when he was younger.

5. Why does Stephen say something has changed between himself and Keiko?
(a) There is an awkwardness he doesn't understand.
(b) They are friendly again because they shared a picnic.
(c) Her anger and bitterness have lessened.
(d) They are more intimate because she watched him sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dampens Stephen's enjoyment on the walk to Yamaguchi?

2. What does Stephen's mother's letter tell him about her plans in the letter he receives in May of 1938?

3. How does Stephen first feel when seeing the condition of afflicted villagers?

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

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

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