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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 is the name of the dog that had puppies under Shingo's house?
(a) Teru.
(b) Nami.
(c) Kami.
(d) Aki.

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

3. What is the month at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) August.

4. What type of flowers does Kikuko notice blooming since the typhoon damaged the sunflowers?
(a) Feverfew.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Amaranth.
(d) Cornflower.

5. With whom did a geisha consider committing suicide?
(a) A cook.
(b) Her sister.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Fusako?

2. How old is Yasuko?

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

4. In Chapter 2, how many cigarettes does Shingo remember lighting at the office all at once?

5. Where does Kikuko have a small scar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do the sunflowers make Shingo think of heads?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Shingo see at an inn after he makes arrangements for guests of his firm to visit?

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

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

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

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

10. How did Shingo come to hire Eiko?

(see the answer keys)

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