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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Shingo buy at the fishmonger's after work in Chapter 1?
(a) Whelks.
(b) Prawns.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Herring.

3. How many middle-school pregnancies had there been in South Tsugaru?
(a) 3.
(b) None.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. Where does Shingo go to make arrangements for guests of his firm in Section 4 of Chapter 6? .
(a) Anjo
(b) Seto.
(c) Atami.
(d) Nagoyo.

5. n Chapter 3, to whom does Yasuko say that a kerchief belonged to that Fusako had?
(a) Yasuko's sister.
(b) Kikuko.
(c) Yasuko's brother.
(d) Fusako.

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

7. How old are Fusako's children?
(a) 1 and 3.
(b) 4 and 1.
(c) 3 and 5.
(d) 4 and 6.

8. 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) 3 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

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

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

11. Where did Shuichi grow up?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Osaka.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Yokohama.

12. How old was a woman painter when she died in a eulogy that Yasuko read?
(a) 64.
(b) 81.
(c) 75.
(d) 52.

13. Where does Shingo think he might take a vacation in the summer?
(a) Takayama.
(b) Kamikochi.
(c) Nomugi.
(d) Hachimori.

14. How much older is Yasuko than Shingo?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 2 years.

15. According to a survey by the Aomori Prefectural Public Health Service, how many cases of abortion were there among girls of high-school age?
(a) 200.
(b) 100.
(c) 400.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of a dwarf tree used to belong to Yasuko's sister?

2. How old is Yasuko?

3. How long after Eiko quits work does she bring the woman who shares a house with Shuichi's mistress to see Shingo?

4. How long have Shingo and Yasuko been married?

5. What type of flowers grow near Shingo's neighbor's house?

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