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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Cherry in the Winter, Water in the Morning, and The Voice in the Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Shingo compare marriage to?
(a) Train ride.
(b) Journey.
(c) Play.
(d) Marsh.

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

3. In Chapter 2, how many cigarettes does Shingo remember lighting at the office all at once?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. How old is Yasuko's aunt?
(a) 70s.
(b) 90s.
(c) 60s.
(d) 80s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a geisha tell Shingo that she had considered committing suicide?

2. How old are Fusako's children?

3. To what house was Grandfather Amamiya being taken into?

4. How many fifteen-year-old girls had legal abortions?

5. What direction does Shingo sit facing when the family eats meals together?

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