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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Kikuko have a small scar?
(a) Right arm.
(b) Thumb.
(c) Cheek.
(d) Forehead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Kikuko prepare to give Shuichi for his hangover in Chapter 8?
(a) Rice wine.
(b) Plum wine.
(c) Warm tea.
(d) Cold sake.

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

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

12. How long have Yasuko and Shingo been married?
(a) More than 30 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) About 40 years.
(d) 38 years.

13. How long after Eiko quits work does she bring the woman who shares a house with Shuichi's mistress to see Shingo?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Fusako and her children stay with her parents after Shuichi brought them home from the country?

2. What type of flowers does Kikuko notice blooming since the typhoon damaged the sunflowers?

3. In Section 2 of "A Blaze of Clouds," what does Yasuko reach for every time the house shakes?

4. How many thirteen-year-old girls had legal abortions?

5. Where does Shingo go to make arrangements for guests of his firm in Section 4 of Chapter 6? .

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