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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the month at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) September.

7. What language does Shuichi know that Kikuko does not?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) Chinese.

8. How long has Eiko worked in Shingo's office?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 6 months.

9. In a novel that Shuichi shows an office girl, what city does the novelist reference?
(a) London.
(b) Munich.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.

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

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

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

13. What type of butterflies does Shingo see in his garden?
(a) Swallowtails.
(b) Blue triangle.
(c) Monarchs.
(d) Fritillary.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does Yasuko listen to a news commentary?

2. In Chapter 7, what type of leaf does Kikuko bring Shingo with a glass of water?

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

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

5. How old is Shingo?

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