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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sound of the Mountain and The Wings of the Locust.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children were in Kikuko's family?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

2. What was Aida drinking in one of Shingo's dreams?
(a) Sake.
(b) Rice Wine.
(c) Chuhai.
(d) Plum Wine.

3. What day of the week did the maid leave?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

4. Where did Shuichi grow up?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Yokohama.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Tokyo.

5. How long have Shuichi and Kikuko been married?
(a) 3 years.
(b) About a year.
(c) Less than 2 years.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did a geisha consider committing suicide?

2. In a novel that Shuichi shows an office girl, what city does the novelist reference?

3. How many children did a cabinetmaker have who died in his seventies?

4. How long did the maid work for Shingo?

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

(see the answer key)

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