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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Stephen feel about his father leaving Tamuri in October of 1937?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Melancholy.

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

3. Who is the person who meets Stephen at the train station in Tarumi?
(a) Pie.
(b) Henry.
(c) Matsu.
(d) King.

4. Why does Stephen call the person he meets in Yamaguchi a kindred spirit?
(a) This person is ill.
(b) This person is lonely.
(c) This person is a painter.
(d) This person is sad.

5. What does Stephen decide to paint?
(a) His family.
(b) Matsu's garden.
(c) Keiko at the beach.
(d) Sachi without her sores.

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

7. How does his father's departure affect Stephen?
(a) He is determined to heal.
(b) He is determined to paint.
(c) He is sadder than ever.
(d) He is more confused than ever.

8. What explanation is given for the names of the children in Stephen's family?
(a) They were chosen because they are good for business.
(b) They were named for helpful nurses and doctors from his father's youth.
(c) His mother has a fondness for western culture.
(d) No explanation is given.

9. Why doesn't Stephen's father accompany him to Tarumi?
(a) He has contracted tuberculosis.
(b) The illness of Stephen's mother requires him to return home.
(c) The war has become as issue for his business.
(d) He must fight with the army.

10. Why does Stephen originally buy the journal?
(a) To celebrate and document his journey to Tarumi.
(b) To fulfill the requirements of one of his classes at Canton.
(c) To provide his mother with a written account of his travels.
(d) To document the effects of his illness.

11. Who gives Stephen the black lacquer box with homemade yoken?
(a) Miko.
(b) Keiko.
(c) Pie.
(d) Sachi.

12. How are Stephen and Matsu greeted on their second visit to Sachi?
(a) With tea.
(b) With a small meal.
(c) They are not greeted. Sachi is not home.
(d) By a stray dog.

13. Where does Stephen first see Keiko?
(a) At the local market.
(b) In her father's home.
(c) In Matsu's garden.
(d) At the beach.

14. Who does Stephen meet in Yamaguchi?
(a) A doctor.
(b) Keiko.
(c) Sachi.
(d) Ching.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Kenzo and Matsu make amends?

2. What are described as the symptoms of the illness which affects Stephen's family?

3. What does Stephen learn about his father at the beach?

4. What best describes Matsu's house?

5. How do Stephen and Sachi acknowledge each other outside the temple after Kenzo's funeral?

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