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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Shingo want to rest in the ground?
(a) 25,000 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 50,000 years.

2. Who is with Shingo in the dream where he is a young army officer.
(a) A baker.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A woodcutter.
(d) A sailor.

3. After Yasuko and Shingo talk in bed in Chapter 15, Section 2, what time is it when Shingo lies awake?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. What color obi is Kikuko wearing at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

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

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

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

8. What bird is in an ink wash by Watanabe Kazan that Shingo describes?
(a) Blackbird.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Kite.
(d) Crow.

9. What does Shingo's friend who is dying want Shingo to bring him?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Potassium cyanide.
(c) Sleeping pills.
(d) Rat poison.

10. 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) 1,000 years old.
(d) 500 years old.

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

12. What type of eggs does Shingo dream about in Chapter 15, Section 2?
(a) Ostrich and snake.
(b) Bluebird.
(c) Crow.
(d) Chicken and robin.

13. What type of tree is over the bench where Kikuko waits to meet Shingo?
(a) Wild plum.
(b) Gingko.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Maple.

14. Whose dying words does Shingo mention in Chapter 12, Section 3?
(a) Takahashi Kazumi.
(b) Baba Kocho.
(c) Mori Ogai.
(d) Abe Kobo.

15. Where has Kinu moved?
(a) Numazu.
(b) Kobe.
(c) Kasugai.
(d) Chibe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the grandfather who strangled his grandson?

2. What does Mrs. Ikeda bring Shingo to drink when he comes to talk to Kinu?

3. Who wrote the haiku that comes to Shingo's mind in Chapter 12, Section 4?

4. What time does Shingo get out of bed in Chapter 15, Section 3?

5. What is the name of the spa where Aihara attempted to commit suicide?

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