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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Stephen receive letters from?
(a) King and his mother.
(b) His mother and Pie.
(c) His father and King.
(d) His father and Keiko.

2. What is Tomoko's reaction when Matsu tells her about Yamaguchi?
(a) She doesn't listen.
(b) Hope.
(c) She tells him to leave her alone.
(d) Anger.

3. Who says, "A Japanese woman would never do such a thing," and to whom is that person referring?
(a) Kenzo referring to Yoshiko.
(b) Stephen referring to Yoshiko.
(c) Stephen referring to his mother.
(d) Kenzo referring to Stephen's mother.

4. What does Stephen decide to pray for?
(a) For his parents' marriage.
(b) For all the problems in his life.
(c) For his mother's happiness.
(d) For his full recovery.

5. What are the Plum Rains?
(a) A harvest festival at the Tama shrine.
(b) A Japanese form of poetry.
(c) Six weeks of rain.
(d) Six weeks of festivals that travel from town to town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What he visits in June of 1938, what does Stephen's father suggest?

2. Who sends Stephen a letter that says Penelope is working with the Red Cross?

3. What is Matsu's response to what Stephen tells him about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?

4. What does Stephen tell Matsu about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?

5. What reports does Stephen record about the war in his May 15th, 1938 journal entry?

(see the answer key)

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