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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stephen learn during his father's second visit, which occurs in December of 1937?
(a) That his father had a 12-year affair with a Japanese woman.
(b) That his mistress died a year ago.
(c) That his father has another child with a Japanese woman.
(d) That his mother has been ill.

2. What news is received that dampens the spirits of Stephen, Matsu, and their visitor?
(a) The Japanese have taken over a key city.
(b) The storm has devastated the village.
(c) A child from the village has drowned.
(d) The Japanese Army is advancing.

3. What does Stephen receive from his mother in November?
(a) A package.
(b) A visit.
(c) A letter.
(d) A telegram.

4. What does Stephen's father promise to send him?
(a) Paints.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Canvases.
(d) A Letter.

5. What does Stephen tell his mother about his father's affair?
(a) That she should accept it and move on.
(b) That the transferred money was for a business transaction.
(c) Nothing.
(d) That his father refused to talk about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sachi tell Stephen when she learns that Matsu was unaware of this visit?

2. Who is there when Stephen regains consciousness after being hit by the wave?

3. Who says, "A Japanese woman would never do such a thing," and to whom is that person referring?

4. Why does Miko have to do the laundry?

5. Why doesn't Stephen's father accompany him to Tarumi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stephen think of Matsu when they initially meet?

2. Describe Yamaguchi.

3. How does the removal of Sachi's scarf indicate her growing closeness to Stephen?

4. What does Stephen struggle with at the Shinto shrine and why?

5. What does Stephen's father reveal about Matsu's history?

6. Describe the state of Stephen's relationship with Keiko when she gives him the yoken.

7. How does the storm impact Stephen's relationship with Sachi and Matsu?

8. Describe Sachi's garden.

9. How does Stephen describe Matsu's garden?

10. Describe a daruma doll.

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