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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Sachi's impression of Matsu when they first met?
(a) He seemed anxious.
(b) He seemed very angry.
(c) He seemed at peace.
(d) He seemed overly serious.

2. 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.

3. What does Stephen think might be the reason that Keiko's father hates him?
(a) Protection of his daughter.
(b) His dislike of Matsu.
(c) Fear of the Chinese.
(d) Ancient family grievances.

4. 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) Stephen should return to Hong Kong.
(c) Pie should come to Tarumi.
(d) That their marriage is over.

5. What dream does Stephen record in his journal?
(a) Of Pie handing out bandages to the lepers.
(b) Of Keiko and Pie building houses in Yamaguchi.
(c) Of his parents having tea with Sachi.
(d) Of the Japanese Army invading Yamaguchi.

6. What did Sachi's father hope would happen after she contracted leprosy?
(a) That she would take her own life and restore the family honor.
(b) That the rest of the family would be spared.
(c) That the government would send help.
(d) That she would regain enough health to live a purposeful life.

7. Who does Stephen refer to when he notes that they will never "drift away from each other"?
(a) Matsu and Stephen.
(b) Stephen and Pie.
(c) Matsu and Sachi.
(d) Stephen and Keiko.

8. Who does Stephen work with to put out the fire?
(a) Sachi.
(b) Hiro.
(c) Tanka.
(d) Kenzo.

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

10. How does Keiko address her father's behavior to Stephen?
(a) She blames Stephen for provoking her father.
(b) She blames his anger on the war.
(c) She apologizes.
(d) She ignores the issue.

11. What does Stephen tell Matsu about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?
(a) That he's never felt this close to another person.
(b) That he won't be seeing her anymore.
(c) That he regrets their time together.
(d) That he is meeting her soon.

12. Who dies in the Summer: June through July, 1938 chapter?
(a) Hiro.
(b) King.
(c) Fumiko.
(d) Michiko.

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

14. How does Matsu react when he and Stephen walk by Kenzo's teahouse for the first time after Kenzo's death?
(a) He stares straight ahead without looking at it.
(b) He quickens his pace.
(c) He stops in front of it and stands silently.
(d) He starts talking about Tomoko.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Stephen and his father seek to discuss on the June, 1938 visit?

2. When does Stephen see the fishing knife that belonged to Matsu's and Tomoko's father?

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

4. Why did Sachi's father take her to shrines after her diagnosis with leprosy?

5. How does Stephen say Keiko's visit affected him?

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