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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 8, what does Shingo compare marriage to?
(a) Journey.
(b) Play.
(c) Train ride.
(d) Marsh.

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

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

4. What color sweater does Kikuko wear when she meets Shingo in a garden?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

5. 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) 10.
(d) 15-20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Kitamoto's wife and children take refuge from the air raids?

2. In Chapter 10, what bird does Shingo hear before it flies off toward the sea?

3. How late is the shop open where Eiko works?

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

5. What name is on the gate of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?

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