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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. The woman who disappeared with her husband had a sister she visited before she left. How old was the sister?
(a) 90s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 70s.
(d) 80s.

2. How old was the grandfather who strangled his grandson?
(a) 59.
(b) 61.
(c) 57.
(d) 64.

3. How old was the president of a boat and yacht company who disappeared?
(a) 67.
(b) 74,
(c) 71.
(d) 69.

4. What is the name of the spa where Aihara attempted to commit suicide?
(a) Rendaiji.
(b) Kabuki.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Kura.

5. What does Mrs. Ikeda bring Shingo to drink when he comes to talk to Kinu?
(a) Water.
(b) Green tea.
(c) Black tea.
(d) Orange juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shingo buy after Kikuko gives the family gifts?

2. What does a young girl put on the train seat to reserve a seat?

3. How did Viscount Takagi die?

4. What bird is in an ink wash by Watanabe Kazan that Shingo describes?

5. How old was a woman who disappeared with her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Shingo dealing with the yatsude?

2. Why does Shingo suspect that his friend who had cancer died from suicide?

3. What does Kikuko read about Aihara in the newspaper?

4. What is being celebrated and how at the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. Why does Satoko rip off cherry branches?

6. Why did the president of a boat and yacht company decide to disappear with his wife?

7. What wakes Shingo when he dozes on the train in Chapter 15?

8. Who does Shingo follow when he gets to the garden where he is to meet Kikuko?

9. What is Shingo's first dream in Chapter 12, Section 3?

10. How do Shingo and Kikuko describe the appearance of black lilies?

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