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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Snake's Egg and Fish in Autumn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 2 of "A Blaze of Clouds," what does Yasuko reach for every time the house shakes?
(a) A candle.
(b) Matchbox.
(c) Shingo's hand.
(d) The bed cover.

2. What color shirt is a male prostitute wearing who is accompanying a foreigner on Shingo's train?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Violet.
(c) Fuscia.
(d) Maroon.

3. What direction does Yasuko face when the family eats together?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) East.

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

5. What does Shingo's friend who is dying want Shingo to bring him?
(a) Potassium cyanide.
(b) Rat poison.
(c) Sleeping pills.
(d) Arsenic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shingo believe that he picked up during a walk?

2. What is a nurse knitting while Shingo visits a dying friend?

3. What type of butterflies does Shingo see in his garden?

4. How long have Shuichi and Kikuko been married?

5. What are the dresses made from that Kikuko brings Fusako from Tokyo?

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