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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shingo believe that he picked up during a walk?
(a) Blister.
(b) Glass shard.
(c) Splinter.
(d) Ringworm.

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

4. How many pieces of tin blew into Shingo's roof and garden?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3-4.
(d) 7-8.

5. What type of nuts does Shingo eat in Chapter 1?
(a) Almond.
(b) Pecan.
(c) Gingko.
(d) Pine.

6. To what house was Grandfather Amamiya being taken into?
(a) Kanagawa.
(b) Osaka.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Tokyo.

7. How long does it take a train to pass through Tanna Tunnel?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 6 minutes.
(c) 2-3 minutes.
(d) 7-8 minutes.

8. How long have Shingo and Yasuko been married?
(a) Over 30 years.
(b) 37 years.
(c) Nearly 40 years.
(d) 25 years.

9. What does Shingo put in his tea to help his memory?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Rice wine.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Gingko.

10. What time is Shingo awakened by the noise Shuichi makes when he comes home drunk in Chapter 8?
(a) 2:30.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 12:30.
(d) 1:30.

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

12. How old is the young girl who talks to Shingo about flowers blooming near her house?
(a) 9 or 10.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 10 or 11.
(d) 12 or 13.

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

14. What name is on the gate of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?
(a) Sato.
(b) Ikeda.
(c) Hayashi.
(d) Arai.

15. Where did Kitamoto's wife and children take refuge from the air raids?
(a) Nagano.
(b) Gifu.
(c) Aomori.
(d) Okinawa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does Shingo believe it will take to bring Fusako back?

2. What was Aida drinking in one of Shingo's dreams?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Shingo compare marriage to?

4. How many sons did Kitamoto lose in the war?

5. Where is Yasuko's old family house located?

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