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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What beverage does Kikuko serve Shingo mornings and evenings?
(a) Tea.
(b) Rice wine.
(c) Plum wine.
(d) Coffee.

2. Where does Shingo go to make arrangements for guests of his firm in Section 4 of Chapter 6? .
(a) Seto.
(b) Nagoyo.
(c) Atami.
(d) Anjo

3. What color ribbon does Eiko wear in her hair in Section 3 of Chapter 3?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

4. What does Shingo buy at the fishmonger's after work in Chapter 1?
(a) Herring.
(b) Whelks.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Prawns.

5. On what day is there a typhoon?
(a) 175.
(b) 210.
(c) 284.
(d) 191.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what season did Fusako leave her husband?

2. How old was a woman painter when she died in a eulogy that Yasuko read?

3. How old was the girl who had an abortion in Shingo's dream?

4. What day of the week did the maid leave?

5. In Chapter 7, what type of leaf does Kikuko bring Shingo with a glass of water?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Chestnuts," what birds does Shingo see?

2. Why does Shingo try to get Kikuko to lie down in Section 2 of Chapter 7?

3. What does Mrs. Ikeda think would help get Shuichi to leave his mistress?

4. How does Shingo describe sunflowers he sees in his neighborhood?

5. Why would it be difficult for Fusako and Aihara to flee if the typhoon should get really bad?

6. Describe the photograph of Toriyama that was at his funeral.

7. Describe the circumstances of Kikuko's birth.

8. What music is Kikuko playing at the beginning of Chapter 3?

9. What does Yasuko tell her daughter when Fusako says that Shingo is nice to Kikuko?

10. Why doesn't Shuichi think Kikuko is worried about the weather in Chapter 3?

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