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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. Where does Stephen meet Kenzo?
(a) Sachi's house.
(b) A teahouse.
(c) A marketplace.
(d) Matsu's garden.

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

3. How does Stephen respond to Keiko's addressing of her father's behavior?
(a) He is saddened by her behavior.
(b) He gets angry at her attitude.
(c) He pushes her to discuss the issue.
(d) He says her understands due to the war.

4. Who does Sachi say was Matsu's opposite?
(a) Hiro.
(b) Tomoko.
(c) Sachi.
(d) Kenzo.

5. Where do Stephen and Matsu spend the night after they help fight the fire in Yamaguchi?
(a) Michiko's house.
(b) Sachi's house.
(c) Outside in Sachi's garden.
(d) Hiro's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Stephen's feelings surrounding Penelope's war efforts?

2. Who tells about the 1923 event that destroyed all the houses and left many dead?

3. What does Sachi say was Kenzo's reaction when Sachi first told him she had leprosy?

4. Why doesn't Stephen's father accompany him to Tarumi?

5. What item is found in Matsu's garden?

(see the answer key)

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