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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) 700.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,500.

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

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

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

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

6. How old is the geisha who sits on Shingo's lap when he sees several geisha home?
(a) Kikuko's age.
(b) 25.
(c) 4-5 years younger than Kikuko.
(d) 31.

7. What month is it when the anniversary of the Buddhist capital is celebrated?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) April.

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

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

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

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

12. What type of sewing machine does Kikuko have?
(a) Singer.
(b) Necchi.
(c) Brother.
(d) Seikosha.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shingo's friend that he visited in the hospital dies. How many years earlier had his wife died?

2. How old was the president of a boat and yacht company who disappeared?

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

4. What plant grows under Shingo's cherry tree?

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

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