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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bell in Spring, The Kite's House, and A Garden in the Capital.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In a eulogy, how many years did a woman painter wear her hair straight back and held in place by a comb?
(a) 50.
(b) 37.
(c) 25.
(d) 46.

3. Where is a friend of Kikuo's hospitalized after having had an abortion?
(a) Hongo.
(b) Saitama.
(c) Chiba.
(d) Kobe.

4. How many cigarettes does Shingo have in Section 3 of Chapter 3 before he asks Eiko to go dancing?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. What is Eiko wearing on New Year's Day when she visits the Ogata family?
(a) Black velvet dress.
(b) Colorful kimono.
(c) Business suit.
(d) Flowered dress.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long have Shuichi and Kikuko been married?

3. What actor plays Benkei in the Kabuki play?

4. What color roses does Eiko bring when she comes to talk to Shingo in Chapter 11?

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

(see the answer key)

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