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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn: October, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What promise does Keiko make to Stephen when he walks her halfway home in March?
(a) That her father will hurt her if they speak again.
(b) That this is the last time she will speak to him.
(c) That she'll return.
(d) That she will meet him by the beach.

3. Who sends Stephen a letter telling of the massacre in Nanking?
(a) Henry.
(b) His father.
(c) King.
(d) His mother.

4. How does Stephen describe the houses in the village of Yamaguchi?
(a) As a mish-mash of leftovers.
(b) As sores on the already pained landscape.
(c) As being pieced together from scraps.
(d) As small domiciles of peace.

5. How is Kenzo's body disposed of?
(a) He is buried.
(b) He is creamated and the ashes are buried in Matsu's garden.
(c) His body is never found.
(d) He is creamated and the ashes are buried in Sachi's garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sachi tell Stephen he has done for her and Matsu?

2. Why does Matsu say he decides to visit Tama with Stephen?

3. What does the letter Stephen receives say about his mother's mood?

4. Where does Stephen's father spend most of his time?

5. What does Stephen learn during his father's second visit, which occurs in December of 1937?

(see the answer key)

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