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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How late is the shop open where Eiko works?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 8:30.
(d) 7:30.

2. What does a young girl put on the train seat to reserve a seat?
(a) Raincoat.
(b) Black backpack.
(c) Wool coat.
(d) Red suede handbag.

3. Why did Kikuko buy fabric for Fusako?
(a) So she could make dresses.
(b) For dolls for her daughters.
(c) For a skirt for Fusako.
(d) For curtains for Fusako's bedroom.

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

5. Shingo's friend that he visited in the hospital dies. How many years earlier had his wife died?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

6. Where did the president of a boat and yacht company live with his wife?
(a) Kobe.
(b) Nagasaki.
(c) Okayama.
(d) Tokyo.

7. Who is the first person to read the paper in Chapter 13?
(a) Shuichi.
(b) Yasuko.
(c) Shingo.
(d) Kikuko.

8. How many times had it snowed that spring?
(a) 11-13.
(b) 5-8.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

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

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

11. Where did a scientist from Tohoku University send lotus seeds he found?
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) America.
(d) Germany.

12. What type of flowers does Kikuko have by a tea tray in Chapter 9?
(a) Black lilies.
(b) Hyachinths.
(c) Sunflowers.
(d) Chrysanthemums.

13. When carbon radiation tests were performed on some lotus seeds, how old were the seeds determined to be?
(a) 500 years old.
(b) 2,000 years old.
(c) 2,500 years old.
(d) 1,000 years old.

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

15. What is a nurse knitting while Shingo visits a dying friend?
(a) Blue mittens.
(b) Socks.
(c) White sweater.
(d) Scarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Shingo attended at the garden where he meets Kikuko?

2. What type of tree is over the bench where Kikuko waits to meet Shingo?

3. What do 5-6 men bring on board the train in Chapter 16?

4. Who is with Shingo in the dream where he is a young army officer.

5. How old was the woman with whom Aihara attempted to commit suicide?

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