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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Tomoko's reaction when Matsu tells her about Yamaguchi?
(a) Hope.
(b) Anger.
(c) She tells him to leave her alone.
(d) She doesn't listen.

3. Who sends Stephen a letter that says Penelope is working with the Red Cross?
(a) His mother.
(b) King.
(c) Henry.
(d) Pie.

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

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

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

7. Why does Stephen say he feels cheated?
(a) He did not get to work in Sachi's garden as planned.
(b) He didn't get to thank Sachi properly for sharing her story.
(c) He resents the time spent on rebuilding the houses.
(d) Matsu interrupted Sachi's story.

8. What is the mood surrounding Stephen's visit to the Tama shrine?
(a) Intimate.
(b) Celebratory.
(c) Frustrating.
(d) Sad.

9. What does Stephen suggest in his letter to his mother?
(a) That he should return home to China.
(b) That he should stay in Tarumi.
(c) That Pie should come to Tarumi.
(d) That she should come to Tarumi.

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

11. What event in 1923 destroyed all the houses and left many dead?
(a) A fire.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) An attack.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Stephen's mother say that she and Pie will come to visit in her May, 1938 letter?

2. What does Sachi say Tanka should not have saved after the fire destroys Tanka's home?

3. What was Sachi's impression of Matsu when they first met?

4. What does Stephen have with him when Keiko finds him on the day she pays him a visit in March of 1938?

5. What is the Kerria plant a sign of when it blooms late in the year?

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