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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 had Shingo attended at the garden where he meets Kikuko?

2. What type of dwarf trees does the tobacconist have?

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

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

5. Who is the first person to read the paper in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Satoko rip off cherry branches?

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

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

6. What does Shingo forget how to do in Chapter 16?

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

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

9. What presents does Kikuko bring back from Tokyo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Shingo calls himself a murderer by remote control. Discuss why Shingo feels that he is a murderer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss round and flat characters in the "The Sound of the Mountain".

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