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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During dinner in Chapter 3, how many times do candles blow out?
(a) 3-4.
(b) 5.
(c) 1-2.
(d) 2.

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

3. Where is Yasuko's old family house located?
(a) Takamori.
(b) Ikeda.
(c) Agematsu.
(d) Shinano.

4. In Chapter 2, how many cigarettes does Shingo remember lighting at the office all at once?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. How long have Shuichi and Kikuko been married?
(a) 18 months.
(b) About a year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) Less than 2 years.

6. How old is Fusako?
(a) 37.
(b) 28.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

7. Where does Shingo go to make arrangements for guests of his firm in Section 4 of Chapter 6? .
(a) Nagoyo.
(b) Atami.
(c) Seto.
(d) Anjo

8. n Chapter 3, to whom does Yasuko say that a kerchief belonged to that Fusako had?
(a) Yasuko's sister.
(b) Fusako.
(c) Kikuko.
(d) Yasuko's brother.

9. What Kabuki play do Shingo, Yasuko, Shuichi, and Kikuko see in its movie version?
(a) Togitatsu No Utare.
(b) Kumagai Jinya.
(c) Kanjincho.
(d) Kochiyama.

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

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

12. On what day is there a typhoon?
(a) 284.
(b) 175.
(c) 210.
(d) 191.

13. What day of the week did the maid leave?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

14. Where was there one middle-school pregnancy?
(a) Niigata.
(b) Miyagi.
(c) Sendai.
(d) Hirosaki.

15. How long did the maid work for Shingo?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Shingo and Kikuko talk about Shuichi and Kikuko having their own home?

2. How old is Shingo?

3. With whom did a geisha consider committing suicide?

4. How many children did a cabinetmaker have who died in his seventies?

5. How long has the maid been gone?

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