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

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

3. What does the letter Stephen receives say about his mother's mood?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is delusional.
(c) She is depressed.
(d) She is in a bad mood.

4. What does Stephen tell Matsu about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?
(a) That he won't be seeing her anymore.
(b) That he's never felt this close to another person.
(c) That he is meeting her soon.
(d) That he regrets their time together.

5. What does Sachi say Matsu told her when he discovered she ran away rather than take her own life?
(a) It takes more courage to live than to die.
(b) My soul is grateful you could not act.
(c) There is a place you can go.
(d) One sister lost is enough.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Sachi respond to the way Matsu and Stephen arrive at her house?

3. How does Stephen describe his relationship with Matsu as they walk back to Tarumi?

4. What does Matsu tell Stephen about Sachi as a child?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Stephen feel that he is at danger from the war?

2. How does Sachi incorporate flowers in her garden?

3. What is the significance of the conversation Stephen and Keiko have on the beach?

4. What is Sachi's relationship with Michiko?

5. Discuss Hiro.

6. How does Matsu feel about his sister's decision to deal with her disease?

7. Why is the fishing knife of great importance to Matsu?

8. What activities surround Fumiko's arrival?

9. What does Stephen describe as his memories of Keiko?

10. Why aren't there any journal entries for a month after Kenzo's funeral?

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