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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 father tell him his parents agree on when he visits in June of 1938?
(a) That their marriage is over.
(b) Pie should come to Tarumi.
(c) Stephen should stay in Tarumi through the summer.
(d) Stephen should return to Hong Kong.

2. What does the Summer: June through July 1938 chapter say that Stephen is doing that prevents him from journal writing?
(a) Helping Sachi in her garden.
(b) Rebuilding homes in Yamaguchi.
(c) Finishing a drawing of Yamaguchi.
(d) Helping Matsu in his garden.

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

4. What tragedy befalls Keiko's family?
(a) Their house burns.
(b) Her father dies suddenly.
(c) Her brother is killed in the war.
(d) Her sister drowns.

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

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

7. What happens when Stephen walks Keiko home after her visit in March of 1938?
(a) She kisses him and tells him to stay away from her family.
(b) She allows him to kiss her.
(c) She tells Stephen to stay away.
(d) Her father discovers them and is angry.

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

9. What do the old men that Stephen sees in Tarumi agree upon?
(a) That the war will end soon.
(b) That the Japanese Army is destined to win the war.
(c) That the Chinese should end the war to limit their losses.
(d) That the war should end before more Japanese are killed.

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 arrive in one week.
(b) She says they will come after the war.
(c) She says it's best if they don't visit.
(d) She says they will come before the war ends.

11. How does Matsu react when he and Stephen walk by Kenzo's teahouse for the first time after Kenzo's death?
(a) He stares straight ahead without looking at it.
(b) He stops in front of it and stands silently.
(c) He quickens his pace.
(d) He starts talking about Tomoko.

12. 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) It doesn't mean that she wasn't important in his life.
(c) He says that Stephen will forget her in time.
(d) Things that are meant to be will be.

13. 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 temple in Tama.
(d) At the beach.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the letter Stephen receives indicate his mother thinks about his staying in Japan?

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

3. What did Sachi's father hope would happen after she contracted leprosy?

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

5. Where does Keiko's family go in September of 1938?

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