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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. With whom did a geisha consider committing suicide?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A lover.
(c) Her sister.
(d) A cook.

2. How many children are in the back garden when Shingo awakes at the inn?
(a) 7-8.
(b) 6.
(c) 3-4.
(d) 5.

3. What Kabuki play do Shingo, Yasuko, Shuichi, and Kikuko see in its movie version?
(a) Togitatsu No Utare.
(b) Kumagai Jinya.
(c) Kochiyama.
(d) Kanjincho.

4. How long have Shuichi and Kikuko been married?
(a) Less than 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) About a year.

5. How old was Tanizaki when the man she loved died in the war?
(a) 16-17.
(b) 19.
(c) 17-18.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the girl who had an abortion in Shingo's dream?

2. Where is a friend of Kikuo's hospitalized after having had an abortion?

3. n Chapter 3, to whom does Yasuko say that a kerchief belonged to that Fusako had?

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

5. Where do Shingo and Kikuko talk about Shuichi and Kikuko having their own home?

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