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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. How many fifteen-year-old girls had legal abortions?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

2. Where does Kikuko have a small scar?
(a) Thumb.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Right arm.
(d) Cheek.

3. How long did Fusako and her children stay with her parents after Shuichi brought them home from the country?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

4. What actor plays Benkei in the Kabuki play?
(a) Seizo.
(b) Toma.
(c) Kenji.
(d) Koshiro.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color raincoat does Eiko wear in "A Blaze of Clouds"?

2. In Section 2 of "A Blaze of Clouds," what does Yasuko reach for every time the house shakes?

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

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

5. How old was Tanizaki when the man she loved died in the war?

(see the answer key)

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