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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 are Stephen and Matsu doing when the wave crashes into the garden?
(a) Catching fish from the fish pond.
(b) Discussing Stephen's father.
(c) Talking by the bridge.
(d) Arguing about Sachi.

2. What was Sachi's impression of Matsu when they first met?
(a) He seemed overly serious.
(b) He seemed anxious.
(c) He seemed at peace.
(d) He seemed very angry.

3. What event in 1923 destroyed all the houses and left many dead?
(a) A fire.
(b) An attack.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) An earthquake.

4. What does Kenzo give Stephen?
(a) Tea made with a secret ingredient.
(b) A too sweet drink made of roses.
(c) The best tea he's ever tasted.
(d) A bitter drink with healing properties.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is Tomoko referring when she tells Matsu that she doesn't want "to live like this"?

2. Who is Tomoko?

3. How does Sachi say Tomoko died?

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

5. How does Stephen say Keiko's visit affected him?

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