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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Stephen walks Keiko home after her visit in March of 1938?
(a) She allows him to kiss her.
(b) Her father discovers them and is angry.
(c) She tells Stephen to stay away.
(d) She kisses him and tells him to stay away from her family.

2. What do Stephen and his father seek to discuss on the June, 1938 visit?
(a) Stephen's siblings..
(b) Stephen's mother.
(c) Non-controversial topics.
(d) Bringing Stephen into the business.

3. Who does Stephen refer to as "master of the house" in the journal entry about his September, 1938 visit?
(a) Himself.
(b) Keiko's father.
(c) His father.
(d) Matsu.

4. Why did Sachi's father take her to shrines after her diagnosis with leprosy?
(a) As penance for having failed the family.
(b) To purify her.
(c) To pray for healing.
(d) To atone for her sins.

5. How does Stephen respond to Keiko's addressing of her father's behavior?
(a) He is saddened by her behavior.
(b) He gets angry at her attitude.
(c) He pushes her to discuss the issue.
(d) He says her understands due to the war.

6. What does Sachi refer to as "one of the small miracles of life"?
(a) Sunrises.
(b) Sunsets.
(c) Balloon flowers.
(d) Babies.

7. What does Sachi say was Kenzo's reaction when Sachi first told him she had leprosy?
(a) He raged at God.
(b) He wept openly.
(c) He walked away and never returned.
(d) He promised to care for her.

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

9. How does Stephen say Keiko's visit affected him?
(a) He is lonelier since her visit.
(b) He is more confused than ever.
(c) He is happier since he saw her.
(d) He is angry every time he recalls her visit.

10. What does Matsu tell Stephen about Sachi as a child?
(a) That she could sleep until noon.
(b) That she had a gift with animals.
(c) That she had great energy.
(d) That she had a gift with plants.

11. What he visits in June of 1938, what does Stephen's father suggest?
(a) That Stephen spend the holiday in Kobe.
(b) That Matsu should bring Stephen to the O-bon festival.
(c) That he visit Stephen for the O-bon festival.
(d) That Stephen should visit during the Plum Rains.

12. What does the letter say Penelope feels about donating money for the refuges?
(a) Money could feed all the refugees.
(b) It is the responsibility of every Japanese citizen to give money.
(c) Money could build a hospital for the refugees.
(d) It's not enough to donate money.

13. What does Stephen's father tell him his parents agree on when he visits in June of 1938?
(a) Stephen should stay in Tarumi through the summer.
(b) That their marriage is over.
(c) Pie should come to Tarumi.
(d) Stephen should return to Hong Kong.

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

15. What object does Tomoko ask Matsu to bring to her after she is afflicted with leprosy?
(a) His father's fishing net.
(b) Her father's fishing knife.
(c) Rocks for her garden.
(d) A pen and paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does Matsu say Tomoko's illness had on their relationship?

2. Where does Keiko's family go in September of 1938?

3. What does the letter Stephen receives indicate his mother thinks about his staying in Japan?

4. What does Stephen's mother's letter tell him about her plans in the letter he receives in May of 1938?

5. Who does Stephen work with to put out the fire?

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