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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Blaze of Clouds, The Chestnuts, and A Dream of Islands.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many callers wait for Shingo after Toriyama's funeral?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. In Section 2 of "A Blaze of Clouds," what does Yasuko reach for every time the house shakes?
(a) Matchbox.
(b) The bed cover.
(c) Shingo's hand.
(d) A candle.

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

5. In Chapter 5, what flowers are on Kikuko's obi and cloak?
(a) Roses.
(b) Poppies.
(c) Lilies.
(d) Chrysanthemums.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Shingo?

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

4. How old was a woman painter when she died in a eulogy that Yasuko read?

5. What direction does Yasuko face when the family eats together?

(see the answer key)

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