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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are Mrs. Ikeda and Kinu having for supper the night Shingo goes to talk to Kinu?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Fish.
(c) Rice.
(d) Pork.

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

4. When Shingo dozes on the train after work, what type of trees does he dream of?
(a) Tulip.
(b) Maple.
(c) Acacia.
(d) Cherry.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 15, Section 4, what color flowers does Shingo see outside the train window?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

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

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

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

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

13. During rush hour, how often do trains on the Yokosuka Line run?
(a) Every 10 minutes.
(b) Every 15 minutes.
(c) Every 20 minutes.
(d) Every 30 minutes.

14. Where is Shingo in his first dream in Chapter 12, Section 3?
(a) Osaka.
(b) France.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) America.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What lines the ditch outside the train as Shingo and the other passengers wait for the accident up ahead to be cleared?

3. Where did the president of a boat and yacht company live with his wife?

4. Whose dying words does Shingo mention in Chapter 12, Section 3?

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

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