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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. What does Shingo buy at the fishmonger's after work in Chapter 1?
(a) Prawns.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Whelks.
(d) Herring.

2. What type of nuts does Shingo eat in Chapter 1?
(a) Pecan.
(b) Pine.
(c) Almond.
(d) Gingko.

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

4. What beverage does Kikuko serve Shingo mornings and evenings?
(a) Plum wine.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Rice wine.

5. Where does Shingo think he might take a vacation in the summer?
(a) Hachimori.
(b) Takayama.
(c) Nomugi.
(d) Kamikochi.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Shuichi grow up?

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

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

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