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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. How does Sachi say Tomoko died?
(a) She was poisoned.
(b) She drowned herself.
(c) The disease killed her.
(d) She took her life with a fishing knife.

2. Where does Keiko find Stephen when she heads to Matsu's to visit?
(a) At the temple in Tama.
(b) On the road to her house.
(c) In Matsu's garden.
(d) At the beach.

3. When does Stephen's mother say that she and Pie will come to visit in her May, 1938 letter?
(a) She says it's best if they don't visit.
(b) She says they will arrive in one week.
(c) She says they will come before the war ends.
(d) She says they will come after the war.

4. Why does Sachi often rearrange the stones in her garden?
(a) To change the garden's appearance.
(b) To arrange the best irrigation for her plants.
(c) To bring luck.
(d) To help her relax.

5. Who cared for Sachi when she first arrived in Yamaguchi?
(a) Mishiko.
(b) Akio.
(c) Sumiko.
(d) Hiro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sachi say Matsu told her when he discovered she ran away rather than take her own life?

2. Stephen says he feels like his new life has ended. What does he say he has returned to?

3. How does Matsu react when he and Stephen walk by Kenzo's teahouse for the first time after Kenzo's death?

4. Who gives Stephen the black lacquer box with homemade yoken?

5. What does Stephen learn about his father at the beach?

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