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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. What does Shingo observe that the fence is made of that is in front of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?
(a) Cement.
(b) Wood.
(c) Stone.
(d) Brick.

2. How many thirteen-year-old girls had legal abortions?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. According to a survey by the Aomori Prefectural Public Health Service, how many cases of abortion were there among girls of high-school age?
(a) 400.
(b) 200.
(c) 300.
(d) 100.

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

5. How long has the maid been gone?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kikuko buy fabric for Fusako?

2. What color raincoat does Eiko wear in "A Blaze of Clouds"?

3. Who asked Shuichi to help Shingo cut the yatsude?

4. How old are the tulip trees in the garden where Shingo meets Kikuko?

5. How old was the president of a boat and yacht company who disappeared?

(see the answer key)

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