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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) Stephen and Keiko.
(d) Matsu and Stephen.

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

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

7. 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) Things that are meant to be will be.
(d) He says that Stephen will forget her in time.

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

9. 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) Stephen should return to Hong Kong.
(d) Pie should come to Tarumi.

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

11. What does Stephen have with him when Keiko finds him on the day she pays him a visit in March of 1938?
(a) A Japense book of poetry.
(b) A sketch pad.
(c) A daruma doll.
(d) A letter.

12. Who does Sachi say was Matsu's opposite?
(a) Kenzo.
(b) Tomoko.
(c) Hiro.
(d) Sachi.

13. How does Sachi respond to the way Matsu and Stephen arrive at her house?
(a) She laughs.
(b) With gratitude.
(c) She smiles, but is confused.
(d) She tells them to come inside.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Stephen note about the garden when he and Matsu return from Yamaguchi?

3. How do Matsu and Stephen arrive at Sachi's when they go to visit in September of 1938?

4. What is the mood surrounding Stephen's visit to the Tama shrine?

5. What are Stephen's feelings surrounding Penelope's war efforts?

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