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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Scar, In the Rain, and The Cluster of Mosquitoes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose dying words does Shingo mention in Chapter 12, Section 3?
(a) Mori Ogai.
(b) Abe Kobo.
(c) Baba Kocho.
(d) Takahashi Kazumi.

2. What is Mrs. Ikeda wearing when Shingo goes to talk with Kinu about her pregnancy?
(a) Navy blue skirt.
(b) Kimono.
(c) Suit.
(d) Blue dress.

3. What is the name of the spa where Aihara attempted to commit suicide?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Rendaiji.
(c) Kabuki.
(d) Kura.

4. How long after Eiko quits work does she bring the woman who shares a house with Shuichi's mistress to see Shingo?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

5. How long does it take a train to pass through Tanna Tunnel?
(a) 2-3 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 7-8 minutes.
(d) 6 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color obi is Kikuko wearing at the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. How many pieces of tin blew into Shingo's roof and garden?

3. In a eulogy, how many years did a woman painter wear her hair straight back and held in place by a comb?

4. What were two neighborhood girls using for dishes in the neighborhood play house?

5. How many sons did Kitamoto lose in the war?

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