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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stephen's mother's letter tell him about her plans in the letter he receives in May of 1938?
(a) That she is going to visit his father in Kobe.
(b) That she and Pie might visit Henry and Anne.
(c) That she is expecting Pie home on leave from the Red Cross.
(d) That she will not travel until the war is over.

2. What does Stephen say about returning to Hong Kong in his July, 1938 letters to his sister and mother?
(a) He says he will return only after the war ends.
(b) He says he wants to stay in Tarumi.
(c) He asks if he is needed.
(d) He no longer mentions the possibility.

3. Where does Keiko's family go in September of 1938?
(a) To the beach.
(b) To the teahouse.
(c) To visit her mother's family.
(d) To the Tama shrine.

4. To what is Tomoko referring when she tells Matsu that she doesn't want "to live like this"?
(a) A life with leprosy.
(b) In Yamaguchi.
(c) Apart from Kenzo.
(d) Apart from him.

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

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

7. What does Stephen note about the garden when he and Matsu return from Yamaguchi?
(a) It remains unchanged.
(b) There is new growth everywhere.
(c) It is changed.
(d) A new reddish rock has been added.

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

9. What effect does Matsu say Tomoko's illness had on their relationship?
(a) They grew closer.
(b) They grew more distant.
(c) It allowed them to speak of things they had not spoken of.
(d) It became strained.

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

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

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

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

14. What does Stephen say he did at the celebration in Yamaguchi?
(a) Drank too much sake and fell asleep.
(b) Drank too much sake and sang loudly.
(c) Stayed back and observed.
(d) Watched Sachi and Matsu.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen's father tell him his parents agree on when he visits in June of 1938?

2. What happens when Stephen walks Keiko home after her visit in March of 1938?

3. To whose grave does Matsu take an offering?

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

5. What promise does Keiko make to Stephen when he walks her halfway home in March?

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