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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a friend make reservations to meet Shingo after they have dinner and then sit in the bar?
(a) Asakusa geisha district.
(b) Shimbashi geisha district.
(c) Tsukiji geisha district.
(d) Shiodome geisha district.

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

3. What is Mrs. Ikeda wearing when Shingo goes to talk with Kinu about her pregnancy?
(a) Kimono.
(b) Navy blue skirt.
(c) Suit.
(d) Blue dress.

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

5. What lines the ditch outside the train as Shingo and the other passengers wait for the accident up ahead to be cleared?
(a) Acaia trees.
(b) Cherry trees.
(c) Green weeds.
(d) Pampas grass.

6. What color shirt is a male prostitute wearing who is accompanying a foreigner on Shingo's train?
(a) Fuscia.
(b) Violet.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Maroon.

7. What plant grows under Shingo's cherry tree?
(a) Shirane-Aoi.
(b) Yatsude.
(c) Isogiku.
(d) Viburnam Furcatum.

8. What time does the temple bell usually ring?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

9. Who has to tie Shingo's tie in Chapter 16?
(a) Fusako.
(b) Yasuko.
(c) Kikuko.
(d) Shuichi.

10. The woman who disappeared with her husband had a sister she visited before she left. How old was the sister?
(a) 70s.
(b) 90s.
(c) 80s.
(d) 60s.

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

12. How old was a woman who disappeared with her husband?
(a) 70.
(b) 72.
(c) 64.
(d) 68.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Viscount Takagi die?

2. What music is Kikuko playing when Shingo calls her at her family's home?

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

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

5. Where has Kinu moved?

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