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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What type of nut fell when Yasuko and Shingo were married?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Heartnut.
(c) Almond.
(d) Wasabi.

6. How old is Yasuko?
(a) 62.
(b) 61.
(c) 59.
(d) 63.

7. How old was the girl who had an abortion in Shingo's dream?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 14 or 15.
(d) 12 or 13.

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

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

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

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

12. To what house was Grandfather Amamiya being taken into?
(a) Hiroshima.
(b) Osaka.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Kanagawa.

13. When did Yasuko begin to look younger than Shingo?
(a) She always looked younger.
(b) Mid-fifties.
(c) Mid-forties.
(d) Just recently.

14. How many fifteen-year-old girls had legal abortions?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

15. What actor plays Benkei in the Kabuki play?
(a) Koshiro.
(b) Kenji.
(c) Toma.
(d) Seizo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what flowers are on Kikuko's obi and cloak?

2. How long did the maid work for Shingo?

3. Where did Shuichi grow up?

4. During dinner in Chapter 3, how many times do candles blow out?

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

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