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

2. How long has Eiko worked in Shingo's office?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

3. When did a geisha tell Shingo that she had considered committing suicide?
(a) 2 days ago.
(b) 1 year ago.
(c) 1 month earlier.
(d) 2 months earlier.

4. How many pieces of tin blew into Shingo's roof and garden?
(a) 3-4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7-8.
(d) 6.

5. What type of thickets are the side of a stream Shingo sees from his window at the inn?
(a) Plum.
(b) Chokeberry.
(c) Bearberry.
(d) Bamboo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shingo buy at the fishmonger's after work in Chapter 1?

2. During dinner in Chapter 3, how many times do candles blow out?

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

4. What time of day does Yasuko listen to a news commentary?

5. What is the month at the beginning of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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