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

2. How old is the young girl who talks to Shingo about flowers blooming near her house?
(a) 9 or 10.
(b) 12 or 13.
(c) 11 or 12.
(d) 10 or 11.

3. When did Yasuko begin to look younger than Shingo?
(a) Mid-fifties.
(b) She always looked younger.
(c) Mid-forties.
(d) Just recently.

4. What time of day does Yasuko listen to a news commentary?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What actor plays Benkei in the Kabuki play?

4. How many cigarettes does Shingo have in Section 3 of Chapter 3 before he asks Eiko to go dancing?

5. With whom did a geisha consider committing suicide?

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