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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. When did a geisha tell Shingo that she had considered committing suicide?
(a) 2 months earlier.
(b) 1 year ago.
(c) 1 month earlier.
(d) 2 days ago.

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

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

4. What is Shingo offered to eat in a dream?
(a) Noodles.
(b) Rice.
(c) Beans.
(d) Fish.

5. What did Shingo believe that he picked up during a walk?
(a) Glass shard.
(b) Splinter.
(c) Blister.
(d) Ringworm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the young girl who talks to Shingo about flowers blooming near her house?

3. What is the name of a maid Shingo attempts to remember?

4. What was Aida drinking in one of Shingo's dreams?

5. What type of nuts does Shingo eat in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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