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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 long did Fusako and her children stay with her parents after Shuichi brought them home from the country?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

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

3. In a eulogy, how many years did a woman painter wear her hair straight back and held in place by a comb?
(a) 37.
(b) 25.
(c) 46.
(d) 50.

4. What type of flowers grow near Shingo's neighbor's house?
(a) Sunflowers.
(b) Orchid.
(c) Maiden lily.
(d) Wood poppy.

5. How many days does Shingo believe it will take to bring Fusako back?
(a) 6.
(b) 2-3.
(c) 4-5.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What direction does Shingo sit facing when the family eats meals together?

2. To what house was Grandfather Amamiya being taken into?

3. What name is on the gate of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?

4. What does Kikuko prepare to give Shuichi for his hangover in Chapter 8?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the circumstances of Kikuko's birth.

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

4. With whom did Shingo go dancing one night?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Shingo's family.

10. What does Shingo struggle to remember at the beginning of Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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