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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. How does Stephen respond to Keiko's addressing of her father's behavior?
(a) He gets angry at her attitude.
(b) He says her understands due to the war.
(c) He is saddened by her behavior.
(d) He pushes her to discuss the issue.

2. What promise does Keiko make to Stephen when he walks her halfway home in March?
(a) That her father will hurt her if they speak again.
(b) That she will meet him by the beach.
(c) That this is the last time she will speak to him.
(d) That she'll return.

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

4. What does Matsu tell Stephen he can hope for when he looks back on his life?
(a) That he loved and had been loved.
(b) That everything happened for a reason.
(c) That he has no regrets.
(d) To leave with all debts paid.

5. When does Stephen see the fishing knife that belonged to Matsu's and Tomoko's father?
(a) At Kenzo's teahouse, where it sits behind the bar.
(b) After they return from Yamaguchi, he sees Matsu sharpening it.
(c) In Yamaguchi, where Matsu points to a leper who uses it.
(d) At Sachi's, when she tells him her story.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Matsu react when he and Stephen walk by Kenzo's teahouse for the first time after Kenzo's death?

2. What does Stephen tell Matsu about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?

3. How does Keiko address her father's behavior to Stephen?

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

5. What does the letter Stephen receives say about his mother's mood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Stephen's visit with his father.

5. Why does Penelope work for the Red Cross?

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

7. Compare Matsu and Tomoko as teenagers.

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

9. What is Sachi's relationship with Michiko?

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

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