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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do tourists pay to ring the bell for the anniversary celebration?
(a) 5 yen.
(b) 10 yen.
(c) 10 dollars.
(d) 1 yen.

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

5. What mountain does Shingo see as the train passes Ofuna?
(a) Mount Tokachi.
(b) Mount Rishiri.
(c) Mount Fuji.
(d) Mount Hotaka.

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

7. What does Kikuko bring her husband from Tokyo?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Collapsible umbrella.
(c) Shirt.
(d) Razor.

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

9. How did Viscount Takagi die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Gunshot.
(d) Knife wound.

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

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

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

13. What is the name of the spa where Aihara attempted to commit suicide?
(a) Rendaiji.
(b) Osaka.
(c) Kura.
(d) Kabuki.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of flowers now grow in front of the house that had sunflowers last year?

3. Where does a friend make reservations to meet Shingo after they have dinner and then sit in the bar?

4. In mid-August, what is wrong with the friend who Shingo goes to see in the hospital?

5. What does Shingo's friend who is dying want Shingo to bring him?

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