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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Fusako and her children stay with her parents after Shuichi brought them home from the country?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

2. When did a geisha tell Shingo that she had considered committing suicide?
(a) 2 days ago.
(b) 1 month earlier.
(c) 1 year ago.
(d) 2 months earlier.

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

4. How many children did a cabinetmaker have who died in his seventies?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

6. What beverage does Kikuko serve Shingo mornings and evenings?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Rice wine.
(d) Plum wine.

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

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

9. How old is Yasuko's aunt?
(a) 80s.
(b) 70s.
(c) 90s.
(d) 60s.

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

11. What is the name of the dog that had puppies under Shingo's house?
(a) Nami.
(b) Teru.
(c) Kami.
(d) Aki.

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

13. With whom did a geisha consider committing suicide?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A lover.
(c) Her sister.
(d) A cook.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Kabuki play do Shingo, Yasuko, Shuichi, and Kikuko see in its movie version?

3. What color ribbon does Eiko wear in her hair in Section 3 of Chapter 3?

4. Who wakes Shingo early on New Year's Day?

5. What is Eiko wearing on New Year's Day when she visits the Ogata family?

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