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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Matsu been when he returns to the beach house?
(a) Mailing Stephen's letters.
(b) Helping Sachi.
(c) The teahouse.
(d) The funeral.

2. What is the Kerria plant a sign of when it blooms late in the year?
(a) A harsh rain season.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Good luck.
(d) A good harvest.

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

4. Why do Stephen and Matsu initially go to Yamaguchi?
(a) To visit a friend of Matsu's.
(b) To deliver a message.
(c) To deliver items from the garden.
(d) To get Stephen some fresh air.

5. What does Penelope do for the Red Cross?
(a) She brings food and clothing to the refugees.
(b) She is a nurse.
(c) She cooks for the wounded and refugees.
(d) Rolls bandages and sorts clothes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Stephen and Matsu go to the shrine?

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

4. What does Stephen have with him when Keiko finds him on the day she pays him a visit in March of 1938?

5. What does the throwing of beans represent?

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