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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 have Yasuko and Shingo been married?
(a) More than 30 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) About 40 years.
(d) 38 years.

2. Where does Kikuko have a small scar?
(a) Forehead.
(b) Cheek.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Right arm.

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

4. What type of nut fell when Yasuko and Shingo were married?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Wasabi.
(c) Almond.
(d) Heartnut.

5. How old is Yasuko?
(a) 61.
(b) 63.
(c) 59.
(d) 62.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much older is Yasuko than Shingo?

3. How old are Fusako's children?

4. What time of day does Yasuko listen to a news commentary?

5. What does Shingo buy at the fishmonger's after work in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Mizuta die?

4. Why does Shingo try to get Kikuko to lie down in Section 2 of Chapter 7?

5. Describe Shingo's family.

6. Why was Kitamoto put in a mental hospital?

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

8. Describe the circumstances of Kikuko's birth.

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

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

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