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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has to tie Shingo's tie in Chapter 16?
(a) Kikuko.
(b) Fusako.
(c) Shuichi.
(d) Yasuko.

2. Where did the president of a boat and yacht company go with his wife before they disappeared?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Himeji.
(c) Saitama.
(d) Aichi.

3. When did Viscount Takagi die?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1948.

4. What time does Shingo get out of bed in Chapter 15, Section 3?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

5. What color sweater does Kikuki wear when she and Shingo go to find Shuichi in Chapter 15?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

6. Where did a scientist from Tohoku University find lotus seeds?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Manchuria.
(c) Korea.
(d) Laos.

7. What city did Aihara list as his residence when he checked into the inn where he attempted suicide?
(a) Kawasaki.
(b) Nagoya.
(c) Yokohama.
(d) Chiba.

8. What does Mrs. Ikeda bring Shingo to drink when he comes to talk to Kinu?
(a) Orange juice.
(b) Green tea.
(c) Black tea.
(d) Water.

9. What plant grows under Shingo's cherry tree?
(a) Isogiku.
(b) Yatsude.
(c) Viburnam Furcatum.
(d) Shirane-Aoi.

10. During rush hour, how often do trains on the Yokosuka Line run?
(a) Every 15 minutes.
(b) Every 10 minutes.
(c) Every 30 minutes.
(d) Every 20 minutes.

11. How many pistols does Shingo seem to have when he dreams he is a young army officer?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

12. What day of the week is it at the beginning of Chapter 15, Section 3?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

13. In Chapter 15, Section 4, what color flowers does Shingo see outside the train window?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

14. What color flowers bloomed on some ancient lotus seeds?
(a) Lavender.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Yellow.

15. What lines the ditch outside the train as Shingo and the other passengers wait for the accident up ahead to be cleared?
(a) Acaia trees.
(b) Pampas grass.
(c) Green weeds.
(d) Cherry trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what color flowers grow in front of the house that had sunflowers growing last year?

2. Whose dying words does Shingo mention in Chapter 12, Section 3?

3. What color sweater does Kikuko wear when she meets Shingo in a garden?

4. In mid-August, what is wrong with the friend who Shingo goes to see in the hospital?

5. What type of flowers now grow in front of the house that had sunflowers last year?

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