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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 the letter Stephen receives indicate his mother thinks about his staying in Japan?
(a) She thinks it's disloyal for him to remain in Japan.
(b) She thinks it might be unsafe for him to remain in Japan.
(c) She thinks Henry should join him in Japan.
(d) She thinks it is best for him to remain in Japan.

2. How do Matsu and Stephen arrive at Sachi's when they go to visit in September of 1938?
(a) Muddy and tired.
(b) Singing boldly.
(c) With arms full of vegetables.
(d) With hesitation.

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

4. What does Penelope do for the Red Cross?
(a) She is a nurse.
(b) She brings food and clothing to the refugees.
(c) Rolls bandages and sorts clothes.
(d) She cooks for the wounded and refugees.

5. What does Matsu tell Stephen about Sachi as a child?
(a) That she had great energy.
(b) That she had a gift with animals.
(c) That she could sleep until noon.
(d) That she had a gift with plants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Stephen's mother say that she and Pie will come to visit in her May, 1938 letter?

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

4. Where do Stephen and Matsu spend the night after they help fight the fire in Yamaguchi?

5. What object does Tomoko ask Matsu to bring to her after she is afflicted with leprosy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stephen feel when Matsu walks in and interrupts Sachi's story?

2. Describe Matsu's behavior at Sachi's house.

3. How does Sachi change after Michiko's death?

4. Explain how the war is impacting Stephen.

5. Describe Stephen's visit with his father.

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

7. Where is the Kerria plant found and what does it mean?

8. What do the readers know about the relationship between Fumiko and Matsu?

9. What information does Stephen get from Penelope's letter?

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

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