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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. How long did the maid work for Shingo?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 9 months.

2. Where did the president of a boat and yacht company live with his wife?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Okayama.
(c) Kobe.
(d) Nagasaki.

3. Where is a friend of Kikuo's hospitalized after having had an abortion?
(a) Chiba.
(b) Saitama.
(c) Kobe.
(d) Hongo.

4. With whom did a geisha consider committing suicide?
(a) A cook.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A lover.
(d) Her sister.

5. How many middle-school pregnancies had there been in South Tsugaru?
(a) None.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cigarettes does Shingo have in Section 3 of Chapter 3 before he asks Eiko to go dancing?

2. What type of tree is over the bench where Kikuko waits to meet Shingo?

3. What type of flowers does Kikuko notice blooming since the typhoon damaged the sunflowers?

4. How old was a woman who disappeared with her husband?

5. What is Shingo offered to eat in a dream?

(see the answer key)

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