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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. How many thirteen-year-old girls had legal abortions?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. In Chapter 5, what flowers are on Kikuko's obi and cloak?
(a) Chrysanthemums.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Roses.
(d) Poppies.

3. How long have Shuichi and Kikuko been married?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) Less than 2 years.
(d) About a year.

4. How long have Yasuko and Shingo been married?
(a) 38 years.
(b) About 40 years.
(c) More than 30 years.
(d) 25 years.

5. How old is the young girl who talks to Shingo about flowers blooming near her house?
(a) 10 or 11.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 9 or 10.
(d) 12 or 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does Kikuko serve Shingo mornings and evenings?

2. What does Shingo buy at the fishmonger's after work in Chapter 1?

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

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

5. How many cigarettes does Shingo have in Section 3 of Chapter 3 before he asks Eiko to go dancing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Shingo come to hire Eiko?

2. What does the house look like where Shuichi's mistress lives?

3. How did Mizuta die?

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

5. What story did a geisha tell Shingo in Chapter 1?

6. What is noticed about the trees in the garden after the typhoon?

7. How does Shingo attempt to make his wife stop snoring?

8. Describe the circumstances of Kikuko's birth.

9. Describe Shingo's family.

10. What sound does Shingo hear when he wakes in the night in Chapter 1?

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