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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does Shingo believe it will take to bring Fusako back?

2. Where does Shingo go to make arrangements for guests of his firm in Section 4 of Chapter 6? .

3. How long have Shuichi and Kikuko been married?

4. How old is Yasuko?

5. How old is Yasuko's aunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Shingo come to hire Eiko?

2. What sound does Shingo hear when he wakes in the night in Chapter 1?

3. Why was Kitamoto put in a mental hospital?

4. Why does Kikuko have a scar on her forehead?

5. Why does Shingo try to get Kikuko to lie down in Section 2 of Chapter 7?

6. What had the newspapers predicted about the 210th day of the year?

7. What does Yasuko tell her daughter when Fusako says that Shingo is nice to Kikuko?

8. Why does Kikuko go to the University Hospital?

9. Describe the photograph of Toriyama that was at his funeral.

10. What story did a geisha tell Shingo in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Ikeda believes it would be best if Kikuko and Shuichi had their own home. Discuss why it was thought that Kikuko and Shuichi should have their own home, and how various characters feel about the subject.

Essay Topic 2

Shingo appears to have changed the most in the novel. Discuss how characters did or did not change through the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Shingo's friend sells him some No masks. Discuss No masks and what they mean to Shingo, Yasuko, and Kikuko.

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