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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is part of the reason that Stephen says that time has slowed to a crawl?
(a) Kenzo's death has affected Stephen.
(b) News of the war has taken a toll on everyone.
(c) Kenzo's death has affected Matsu.
(d) He doesn't see much of Sachi and Keiko.

3. What does Sachi say Tanka should not have saved after the fire destroys Tanka's home?
(a) Books.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Her photos.
(d) The old cat.

4. How does Keiko say her father has brought shame to the family?
(a) By alllowing Stephen to provoke him.
(b) By letting her brother fight in an unjust war.
(c) By requiring her to speak to Stephen on the family's behalf.
(d) By being rude.

5. Where does Keiko find Stephen when she heads to Matsu's to visit?
(a) At the beach.
(b) At the temple in Tama.
(c) On the road to her house.
(d) In Matsu's garden.

6. What does Sachi show Stephen in her garden the day after the fire?
(a) A blue-purple flower.
(b) A pale yellow bird in its nest.
(c) A speckled fish in the pond.
(d) A new rock formation.

7. What are Stephen's feelings surrounding Penelope's war efforts?
(a) He commends her bravery.
(b) He feels guilty that she is there while he is in Japan.
(c) He resents that she spends her life in this way.
(d) He understands her need to help.

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

9. How do Matsu and Stephen arrive at Sachi's when they go to visit in September of 1938?
(a) Muddy and tired.
(b) With arms full of vegetables.
(c) Singing boldly.
(d) With hesitation.

10. When does Stephen see the fishing knife that belonged to Matsu's and Tomoko's father?
(a) In Yamaguchi, where Matsu points to a leper who uses it.
(b) At Kenzo's teahouse, where it sits behind the bar.
(c) At Sachi's, when she tells him her story.
(d) After they return from Yamaguchi, he sees Matsu sharpening it.

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

12. What reports does Stephen record about the war in his May 15th, 1938 journal entry?
(a) Of the Japanese Army's invasion of China.
(b) Of China's sudden resurgence.
(c) Of the defeat of the Japanese army in Hong Kong.
(d) Of the Japanese Army's declaration of success.

13. What does the letter Stephen receives say about his mother's mood?
(a) She is delusional.
(b) She is depressed.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is in a bad mood.

14. What is Matsu's response to what Stephen tells him about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?
(a) That one should never give up on love.
(b) He says that Stephen will forget her in time.
(c) It doesn't mean that she wasn't important in his life.
(d) Things that are meant to be will be.

15. Why does Stephen say something has changed between himself and Keiko?
(a) There is an awkwardness he doesn't understand.
(b) They are more intimate because she watched him sleep.
(c) They are friendly again because they shared a picnic.
(d) Her anger and bitterness have lessened.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matsu tell Stephen he can hope for when he looks back on his life?

2. How does Sachi respond to the way Matsu and Stephen arrive at her house?

3. Where do Stephen and Matsu spend the night after they help fight the fire in Yamaguchi?

4. What does Penelope do for the Red Cross?

5. What dampens Stephen's enjoyment on the walk to Yamaguchi?

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