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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 old are Fusako's children?
(a) 4 and 1.
(b) 4 and 6.
(c) 1 and 3.
(d) 3 and 5.

2. How many children did a cabinetmaker have who died in his seventies?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

3. According to a survey by the Aomori Prefectural Public Health Service, how many cases of abortion were there among girls of high-school age?
(a) 200.
(b) 400.
(c) 100.
(d) 300.

4. What does Shingo observe that the fence is made of that is in front of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?
(a) Stone.
(b) Wood.
(c) Cement.
(d) Brick.

5. In a novel that Shuichi shows an office girl, what city does the novelist reference?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Munich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shingo think he might take a vacation in the summer?

2. How old is the young girl who talks to Shingo about flowers blooming near her house?

3. In Section 2 of "A Blaze of Clouds," what does Yasuko reach for every time the house shakes?

4. What type of flowers grow near Shingo's neighbor's house?

5. What color ribbon does Eiko wear in her hair in Section 3 of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Toriyama's wife torture him when she was going through the change of life?

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

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

4. Describe the circumstances of Kikuko's birth.

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

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

7. What type of a person was Toriyama?

8. With whom did Shingo go dancing one night?

9. Why was Kitamoto put in a mental hospital?

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

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