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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Stephen describe his relationship with Matsu as they walk back to Tarumi?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) At a breaking point.
(c) Strained.
(d) Improving.

2. What does Keiko tell Stephen when they meet at the beach in September of 1938?
(a) That she will meet him there in three days.
(b) That she must leave with her family.
(c) That she is sorry for how she has behaved.
(d) That she won't be able to see him any more.

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

4. What does Keiko do when Stephen asks her to meet him at the shrine?
(a) Begs him to leave her alone.
(b) Says he brings shame on her family.
(c) Touches his hand when no one is looking and leaves.
(d) Looks in his eyes and nods.

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

6. What does the letter Stephen receives indicate his mother thinks about his staying in Japan?
(a) She thinks it is best for him to remain in Japan.
(b) She thinks it's disloyal for him to remain in Japan.
(c) She thinks it might be unsafe for him to remain in Japan.
(d) She thinks Henry should join him in Japan.

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

8. When does Stephen's mother say that she and Pie will come to visit in her May, 1938 letter?
(a) She says it's best if they don't visit.
(b) She says they will come before the war ends.
(c) She says they will arrive in one week.
(d) She says they will come after the war.

9. What does Stephen say about the celebration of the rebuilt houses in Yamaguchi?
(a) He doesn't understand the people's exuberance.
(b) He doesn't understand the symbolism.
(c) It was bittersweet.
(d) It was the best in his life.

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

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

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

13. What dampens Stephen's enjoyment on the walk to Yamaguchi?
(a) Thoughts of his parents' marriage.
(b) His fear that he may return to Hong Kong.
(c) Keiko's father's feelings towards him.
(d) The dismal weather.

14. 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 the defeat of the Japanese army in Hong Kong.
(c) Of China's sudden resurgence.
(d) Of the Japanese Army's declaration of success.

15. Where do Stephen and Matsu spend the night after they help fight the fire in Yamaguchi?
(a) Outside in Sachi's garden.
(b) Sachi's house.
(c) Michiko's house.
(d) Hiro's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Stephen say about returning to Hong Kong in his July, 1938 letters to his sister and mother?

3. To whose grave does Matsu take an offering?

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

5. What dream does Stephen record in his journal?

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