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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. What type of flowers does Shingo see outside the train window in Chapter 15, Section 4?

2. In Chapter 15, Section 4, what color flowers does Shingo see outside the train window?

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

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

5. What does Shingo's friend who is dying want Shingo to bring him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to a little girl when Satoko grabbed the girl's kimono sleeve?

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

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

6. Why does Satoko rip off cherry branches?

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

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

9. How did Kikuko get money for an abortion?

10. What presents does Kikuko bring back from Tokyo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shingo begins to think about some of the things he hasn't done in his life. Discuss the three great sights of Japan and how Shingo feels about missing these sights.

Essay Topic 2

Shingo refers to Kikuko as both injured party and absolver. Discuss what Shingo means when he refers to Kikuko as an injured party and an absolver.

Essay Topic 3

Both Yasuko and Shingo have dreams. Discuss and compare the dreams that they have.

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