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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. Where has Shuichi gone when Shingo gets up in Chapter 15, Section 3?

2. What disease did the young man have who was strangled by his grandfather?

3. What color flowers bloomed on some ancient lotus seeds?

4. What color roses does Eiko bring when she comes to talk to Shingo in Chapter 11?

5. How many brushes come with the present that Kikuko gives Shingo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Satoko rip off cherry branches?

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

4. How does Kikuko describe the branches at the base of the cherry tree?

5. What wakes Shingo when he dozes on the train in Chapter 15?

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

7. Where does Kikuko tell Satoko to go when she complains about Kikuko sewing her dress?

8. How does Shingo describe a foreigner who is on the train when it is stopped in Chapter 15?

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

10. How did Kikuko get money for an abortion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Shingo learns that Kikuko has had an abortion. Discuss abortion and how it affects various characters.

Essay Topic 3

The Ogata family attends a Kabuki play. Discuss Kabuki plays, and the play that the family attended.

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