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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 flowers does Shingo see one day on a drizzly day in mid-August?
(a) Blue.
(b) Purple.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

2. How much do perambulators cost to rent by the hour at the garden where Shingo meets Kikuko?
(a) 20 yen.
(b) 30 yen.
(c) 25 yen.
(d) 15 yen.

3. How many buds did a dwarf tree have that sits in front of the tobacconist's shop before they were pinched off?
(a) 40.
(b) 15-20.
(c) 10.
(d) 20-30.

4. Where is Shingo in his first dream in Chapter 12, Section 3?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Tokyo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mrs. Ikeda and Kinu having for supper the night Shingo goes to talk to Kinu?

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

3. Why did Kikuko buy fabric for Fusako?

4. What type of flowers does Kikuko have by a tea tray in Chapter 9?

5. What color sweater does Kikuko wear when she meets Shingo in a garden?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Shuichi do when he learned that Kinu was pregnant?

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

6. Why does Satoko rip off cherry branches?

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

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

9. How did Kikuko get money for an abortion?

10. How is Shingo dealing with the yatsude?

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