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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. In a eulogy, how many years did a woman painter wear her hair straight back and held in place by a comb?
(a) 37.
(b) 46.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

2. In a novel that Shuichi shows an office girl, what city does the novelist reference?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Munich.

3. How old are Fusako's children?
(a) 3 and 5.
(b) 4 and 1.
(c) 4 and 6.
(d) 1 and 3.

4. What time is Shingo awakened by the noise Shuichi makes when he comes home drunk in Chapter 8?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 12:30.
(c) 2:30.
(d) 1:30.

5. What type of flowers grow near Shingo's neighbor's house?
(a) Wood poppy.
(b) Orchid.
(c) Sunflowers.
(d) Maiden lily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Shuichi know that Kikuko does not?

2. How long have Shingo and Yasuko been married?

3. In Chapter 2, how many cigarettes does Shingo remember lighting at the office all at once?

4. Why did Kikuko buy fabric for Fusako?

5. Who asked Shuichi to help Shingo cut the yatsude?

(see the answer key)

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