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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. What type of butterflies does Shingo see in his garden?
(a) Fritillary.
(b) Blue triangle.
(c) Swallowtails.
(d) Monarchs.

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

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

4. How old is Shingo?
(a) 72.
(b) 62.
(c) 60.
(d) 61.

5. In Chapter 13, what color flowers grow in front of the house that had sunflowers growing last year?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mrs. Ikeda and Kinu having for supper the night Shingo goes to talk to Kinu?

2. In Section 2 of "A Blaze of Clouds," what does Yasuko reach for every time the house shakes?

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

4. Where is a friend of Kikuo's hospitalized after having had an abortion?

5. What type of nut fell when Yasuko and Shingo were married?

(see the answer key)

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