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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 many years has Shingo had his office career?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

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

3. What were two neighborhood girls using for dishes in the neighborhood play house?
(a) Walnut shells and maple leaves.
(b) Abalone Shells and Yatsude leaves.
(c) Shards of dishes.
(d) Clay.

4. Why did Kikuko buy fabric for Fusako?
(a) For curtains for Fusako's bedroom.
(b) So she could make dresses.
(c) For dolls for her daughters.
(d) For a skirt for Fusako.

5. What color sweater does Kikuko wear when she meets Shingo in a garden?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does a friend make reservations to meet Shingo after they have dinner and then sit in the bar?

2. What anniversary of the Buddhist capital is being celebrated?

3. What type of eggs does Shingo dream about in Chapter 15, Section 2?

4. What wakes Shingo after he dreams that he has a long beard?

5. How old was the grandfather who strangled his grandson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Fusako take from Kikuko in Chapter 12?

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

5. Why does Satoko rip off cherry branches?

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

7. Why does a friend of Shingo's say that he wants potassium cyanide?

8. Why did Kikuko decide to see a widowed friend who gives tea lessons?

9. In Chapter 15, what does Yasuko find odd about the cherry tree?

10. How does Shingo describe a foreigner who is on the train when it is stopped in Chapter 15?

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