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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What anniversary of the Buddhist capital is being celebrated?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 700.

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

3. How many years has Shingo had his office career?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 45.
(d) 50.

4. In what month does Aihara attempt suicide?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) June.

5. How old was the grandfather who strangled his grandson?
(a) 61.
(b) 64.
(c) 57.
(d) 59.

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

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

8. In Chapter 13, what color flowers grow in front of the house that had sunflowers growing last year?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

9. What month is it in Chapter 16?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) August.

10. How much younger is Kinu than Mrs. Ikeda?
(a) 2-3 years.
(b) 1-2 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 4 years.

11. What color flowers does Shingo see one day on a drizzly day in mid-August?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

12. What had Shingo attended at the garden where he meets Kikuko?
(a) Flower show.
(b) Dog show.
(c) Tea.
(d) Puppet show.

13. What type of flowers now grow in front of the house that had sunflowers last year?
(a) Dahlias.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Marguerites.
(d) Tulips.

14. Where has Shuichi gone when Shingo gets up in Chapter 15, Section 3?
(a) Office.
(b) Fishing pond.
(c) Kinu's house.
(d) Tokyo.

15. What disease did the young man have who was strangled by his grandfather?
(a) Encephalitis.
(b) Infantile paralysis.
(c) Multiple Schlerosis.
(d) Polio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color roses does Eiko bring when she comes to talk to Shingo in Chapter 11?

2. What color shirt is a male prostitute wearing who is accompanying a foreigner on Shingo's train?

3. What type of flowers does Shingo see outside the train window in Chapter 15, Section 4?

4. What is Mrs. Ikeda wearing when Shingo goes to talk with Kinu about her pregnancy?

5. The woman who disappeared with her husband had a sister she visited before she left. How old was the sister?

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