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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. On what day is there a typhoon?
(a) 210.
(b) 175.
(c) 191.
(d) 284.

2. What language does Shuichi know that Kikuko does not?
(a) Chinese.
(b) German.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

3. What Kabuki play do Shingo, Yasuko, Shuichi, and Kikuko see in its movie version?
(a) Kanjincho.
(b) Togitatsu No Utare.
(c) Kumagai Jinya.
(d) Kochiyama.

4. In Chapter 2, how many cigarettes does Shingo remember lighting at the office all at once?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. What flowers does Shingo see after making arrangements for guests of his firm to visit an inn?
(a) Azaleas.
(b) Magnolias
(c) Chrysanthemums.
(d) Sunflowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was there one middle-school pregnancy?

2. How old was Tanizaki when the man she loved died in the war?

3. In Chapter 5, what flowers are on Kikuko's obi and cloak?

4. How old are Fusako's children?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the circumstances of Kikuko's birth.

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

7. Why was Kitamoto put in a mental hospital?

8. What does Yasuko tell her daughter when Fusako says that Shingo is nice to Kikuko?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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