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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How many children are in the back garden when Shingo awakes at the inn?
(a) 6.
(b) 7-8.
(c) 3-4.
(d) 5.

3. In Chapter 5, what flowers are on Kikuko's obi and cloak?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Poppies.
(c) Roses.
(d) Chrysanthemums.

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 8, what does Shingo compare marriage to?
(a) Journey.
(b) Play.
(c) Train ride.
(d) Marsh.

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

9. 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 week.
(d) 1 month.

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

11. What direction does Shingo sit facing when the family eats meals together?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

12. Where is a friend of Kikuo's hospitalized after having had an abortion?
(a) Hongo.
(b) Kobe.
(c) Saitama.
(d) Chiba.

13. In Section 2 of "A Blaze of Clouds," what does Yasuko reach for every time the house shakes?
(a) The bed cover.
(b) A candle.
(c) Shingo's hand.
(d) Matchbox.

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

15. What is the name of a maid Shingo attempts to remember?
(a) Kayo.
(b) Aika.
(c) Haru.
(d) Kiko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kikuko have a small scar?

2. How long have Shingo and Yasuko been married?

3. What does Shingo observe that the fence is made of that is in front of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?

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

5. How old is the young girl who talks to Shingo about flowers blooming near her house?

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