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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Keiko with when Stephen first sees her?
(a) An unidentified woman.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) No one.

3. How does Stephen get to Kobe?
(a) Boat.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Mule.
(d) Walking.

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

5. What object of Tomoko's did Matsu give to Sachi?
(a) The picture that hangs on her wall.
(b) Her writing pen.
(c) Her lucky stone.
(d) A letter opener.

6. What is Stephen's reaction to his father's visit to Tamuri in October of 1937?
(a) Unphased.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Surprised, but elated.
(d) Annoyed at the intrusion.

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

8. What are Stephen and Matsu doing when the wave crashes into the garden?
(a) Talking by the bridge.
(b) Arguing about Sachi.
(c) Discussing Stephen's father.
(d) Catching fish from the fish pond.

9. What does Stephen learn about his father at the beach?
(a) His real age.
(b) He was once a competitive swimmer.
(c) He wanted to be a painter when he was younger.
(d) He can't swim.

10. Who does Stephen say he is happy to discover he will spend New Year's with?
(a) Sachi.
(b) Matsu.
(c) Keiko.
(d) His father.

11. What is the name of the object Stephen gives Matsu for luck?
(a) A shime-nawa,
(b) A kado-matsu.
(c) A tama shrine.
(d) A daruma doll.

12. What are described as the symptoms of the illness which affects Stephen's family?
(a) Delirium and rashes.
(b) Constant coughing and fever.
(c) Itchy rashes and fever.
(d) Nausea and vomiting.

13. What is Stephen's first impression of the person who meets him at the station?
(a) That he yearns for company.
(b) That he enjoys solitude.
(c) That he is an angry man.
(d) That he has a secret.

14. Why does Miko have to do the laundry?
(a) She offered to do it so Keiko could meet Stephen.
(b) She traded chores with Keiko.
(c) She lost a bet with Keiko.
(d) She is being punished.

15. What New Year's gifts does Stephen receive from his family?
(a) Canvas and paints.
(b) Clothes, a watch, and books.
(c) A setsbun.
(d) A daruma doll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Kenzo's body found?

3. Who is the person who meets Stephen at the train station in Tarumi?

4. Who says, "You really are a monster"?

5. What does Stephen notice a lack of in Tarumi?

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