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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Scar, In the Rain, and The Cluster of Mosquitoes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what bird does Shingo hear before it flies off toward the sea?
(a) Swallow.
(b) Kite.
(c) Crow.
(d) Robin.

2. How many buds did a dwarf tree have that sits in front of the tobacconist's shop before they were pinched off?
(a) 20-30.
(b) 40.
(c) 15-20.
(d) 10.

3. How old was the grandfather who strangled his grandson?
(a) 61.
(b) 57.
(c) 64.
(d) 59.

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

5. How did Viscount Takagi die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Gunshot.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Knife wound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the president of a boat and yacht company go with his wife before they disappeared?

2. How long have Shingo and Yasuko been married?

3. Who wakes Shingo early on New Year's Day?

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

5. What month is it when the anniversary of the Buddhist capital is celebrated?

(see the answer key)

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