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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color sweater does Kikuko wear when she meets Shingo in a garden?
(a) Green.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

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

4. How many buds did a dwarf tree have that sits in front of the tobacconist's shop before they were pinched off?
(a) 15-20.
(b) 10.
(c) 20-30.
(d) 40.

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

6. Who wrote the haiku that comes to Shingo's mind in Chapter 12, Section 4?
(a) Issa.
(b) Shiki.
(c) Basho.
(d) Buson.

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

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

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

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

11. What type of flowers does Shingo see outside the train window in Chapter 15, Section 4?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Sunflowers.
(d) Hyacinths.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the temple bell usually ring?

2. What anniversary of the Buddhist capital is being celebrated?

3. What type of sewing machine does Kikuko have?

4. When carbon radiation tests were performed on some lotus seeds, how old were the seeds determined to be?

5. What do tourists pay to ring the bell for the anniversary celebration?

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