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

2. How many fifteen-year-old girls had legal abortions?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

3. How old is Yasuko's aunt?
(a) 70s.
(b) 90s.
(c) 60s.
(d) 80s.

4. How long does it take a train to pass through Tanna Tunnel?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 6 minutes.
(c) 2-3 minutes.
(d) 7-8 minutes.

5. n Chapter 3, to whom does Yasuko say that a kerchief belonged to that Fusako had?
(a) Yasuko's brother.
(b) Kikuko.
(c) Yasuko's sister.
(d) Fusako.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shingo offered to eat in a dream?

2. How long have Shingo and Yasuko been married?

3. Who wakes Shingo early on New Year's Day?

4. Where did Shuichi grow up?

5. What time is Shingo awakened by the noise Shuichi makes when he comes home drunk in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What wakes Shingo at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. With whom did Shingo go dancing one night?

3. What does it mean when someone is called a "half a widow"?

4. What had the newspapers predicted about the 210th day of the year?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Kikuko have a scar on her forehead?

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

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