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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) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

2. What do tourists pay to ring the bell for the anniversary celebration?
(a) 5 yen.
(b) 10 yen.
(c) 1 yen.
(d) 10 dollars.

3. What are the dresses made from that Kikuko brings Fusako from Tokyo?
(a) Rayon.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Polyester.
(d) Silk.

4. What type of flowers does Kikuko have by a tea tray in Chapter 9?
(a) Chrysanthemums.
(b) Sunflowers.
(c) Black lilies.
(d) Hyachinths.

5. What type of sewing machine does Kikuko have?
(a) Brother.
(b) Necchi.
(c) Seikosha.
(d) Singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of flowers now grow in front of the house that had sunflowers last year?

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

3. What do 5-6 men bring on board the train in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 15, what color are the leaves of the cherry tree that are falling prematurely?

5. What does Kikuko bring her husband from Tokyo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Americans get some ancient lotus seeds to sprout?

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

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

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

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

8. How did Kikuko get money for an abortion?

9. What does Kikuko explain about the ringing of the bell for the anniversary celebration?

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

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