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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. What name is on the gate of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?
(a) Hayashi.
(b) Arai.
(c) Sato.
(d) Ikeda.

2. What type of dwarf trees does the tobacconist have?
(a) Maple.
(b) Pine.
(c) Camellia.
(d) Wild plum.

3. What direction does Yasuko face when the family eats together?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

4. Where does Shingo think he might take a vacation in the summer?
(a) Kamikochi.
(b) Hachimori.
(c) Nomugi.
(d) Takayama.

5. What language does Shuichi know that Kikuko does not?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shingo buy at the fishmonger's after work in Chapter 1?

2. What Kabuki play do Shingo, Yasuko, Shuichi, and Kikuko see in its movie version?

3. What is Eiko wearing on New Year's Day when she visits the Ogata family?

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

5. What type of sewing machine does Kikuko have?

(see the answer key)

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