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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 do Stephen and his father seek to discuss on the June, 1938 visit?
(a) Non-controversial topics.
(b) Stephen's siblings..
(c) Stephen's mother.
(d) Bringing Stephen into the business.

2. What does Stephen say about returning to Hong Kong in his July, 1938 letters to his sister and mother?
(a) He says he will return only after the war ends.
(b) He says he wants to stay in Tarumi.
(c) He asks if he is needed.
(d) He no longer mentions the possibility.

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

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

5. What does Stephen's mother recommend in her May, 1938 letter to him?
(a) That he should return home to China.
(b) That Pie should go to Tarumi.
(c) That he should stay in Tarumi.
(d) That Henry and Anne should go to Tarumi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sachi say was Matsu's opposite?

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

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

4. What is said about the shantytowns by Pie in her letter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the war is impacting Stephen.

2. Who is Sumiko?

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

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

5. Compare Matsu and Tomoko as teenagers.

6. How does Sachi incorporate flowers in her garden?

7. What do Stephen's lack of journal entries due to rebuilding in Yamaguchi indicate?

8. What is Sachi's relationship with Michiko?

9. What does Stephen discover Matsu doing with his father's fishing knife and why is it important?

10. What is the tone of Keiko's meeting with Stephen at the shrine?

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