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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. What color sweater does Kikuki wear when she and Shingo go to find Shuichi in Chapter 15?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

2. After Yasuko and Shingo talk in bed in Chapter 15, Section 2, what time is it when Shingo lies awake?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. What month is it when the anniversary of the Buddhist capital is celebrated?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) May.

4. How old was the woman with whom Aihara attempted to commit suicide?
(a) 28.
(b) 25-26.
(c) 19-20.
(d) 21.

5. Who wrote the haiku that comes to Shingo's mind in Chapter 12, Section 4?
(a) Shiki.
(b) Basho.
(c) Issa.
(d) Buson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shingo's friend that he visited in the hospital dies. How many years earlier had his wife died?

2. How many buds did a dwarf tree have that sits in front of the tobacconist's shop before they were pinched off?

3. In Chapter 10, what bird does Shingo hear before it flies off toward the sea?

4. How much younger is Kinu than Mrs. Ikeda?

5. Where did the president of a boat and yacht company go with his wife before they disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. What presents does Kikuko bring back from Tokyo?

2. What news does Eiko bring Shingo in Chapter 13, Section 2?

3. How is Shingo dealing with the yatsude?

4. Why does Shingo take his shoe off his right foot on the train?

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

6. How did Kikuko get money for an abortion?

7. How does Shingo describe a young girl who wants a seat saved on a train?

8. What article does Yasuko read to Shingo about a man from Buffalo, New York?

9. Where does Kikuko tell Satoko to go when she complains about Kikuko sewing her dress?

10. Why does Satoko rip off cherry branches?

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