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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 about his father at the beach?
(a) He can't swim.
(b) His real age.
(c) He was once a competitive swimmer.
(d) He wanted to be a painter when he was younger.

2. What gift does Matsu give Stephen after the visit to Yamaguchi?
(a) Part of the garden.
(b) A new canvas.
(c) A traditional garment.
(d) A set of expensive paint brushes.

3. Who is the person who meets Stephen at the train station in Tarumi?
(a) King.
(b) Matsu.
(c) Henry.
(d) Pie.

4. How does Stephen get to Kobe?
(a) Walking.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Mule.
(d) Boat.

5. What two people do Stephen and his father discuss shortly before his father's departure?
(a) Matsu and Matsu's sister.
(b) Pie and Keiko.
(c) King and Stephen's mother.
(d) Henry and Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen give Sachi in this second visit?

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

3. What important event occurs at the beginning of Stephen's November journal that leaves him feeling lost?

4. Why does Miko have to do the laundry?

5. Why does Matsu say Sachi moved to her mountain home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sachi's garden.

2. What agreement do Stephen's parents seem to come to after his father's visit?

3. How does Stephen feel about making friends with people once he is settled in the beach house?

4. Why does Stephen go to see Sachi after her argument with Kenzo?

5. What does Stephen think about the impact of the war?

6. How do Stephen and Keiko's father interact when they meet in the village after Kenzo's burial?

7. How does the visit to Sachi impact the relationship between Stephen and Matsu?

8. What conflicting accounts of the war does Stephen hear?

9. What implications are given that Matsu is becoming fond of Stephen?

10. How does Stephen describe Matsu's garden?

(see the answer keys)

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