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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bell in Spring, The Kite's House, and A Garden in the Capital.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Viscount Takagi die?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1948.

2. In Chapter 10, what bird does Shingo hear before it flies off toward the sea?
(a) Swallow.
(b) Kite.
(c) Crow.
(d) Robin.

3. How many pieces of tin blew into Shingo's roof and garden?
(a) 3-4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7-8.
(d) 6.

4. How old is Fusako?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 28.
(d) 37.

5. What does Shuichi hand Kikuko when he comes home at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Fish.
(c) Socks.
(d) Book.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many callers wait for Shingo after Toriyama's funeral?

2. How old are the lotus seeds that a lotus doctor manages to get to blossom?

3. During dinner in Chapter 3, how many times do candles blow out?

4. How many children are in the back garden when Shingo awakes at the inn?

5. What direction does Yasuko face when the family eats together?

(see the answer key)

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