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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Mumei want to paint the walls of the house blue? (from Pages 1 - 31)

Because he thinks Yoshiro has bad taste.

To make them look like the ocean with pictures of sharks and turtles.

Because he is never content with the way things are.

To make them look like the sky with pictures of clouds and birds.

2.

Why is Yoshiro unable to visit his friend Hildegard in Germany? (from Pages 1 - 31)

Because Marika is jealous and does not want him to visit another woman.

Because he does not have the money to travel that far.

Because the routes from Japan to all foreign countries are cut off.

Because he is afraid to leave Mumei home alone in his poor health condition.

3.

Why does Yoshiro often have trouble writing? (from Pages 1 - 31)

Because he feels it is a useless art and often becomes discouraged.

Because Marika once told him he would never make any change by writing novels.

Because taking care of Mumei consumes all of his time.

Because all the things he wants to write about are forbidden, including all mention of foreign places.

4.

What does Yoshiro bury in Thingamabob Cemetery and why? (from Pages 32 - 69)

His letters from Amana because he cannot read them anyway.

His first historical novel "Ken-to-shi, Emissary to China," because of all its references to foreign countries.

Mumei's thermometer because Dr. Satori tells him the child is no longer sick.

Mumei's wheelchair because Mumei no longer has trouble walking.

5.

Why does Yoshiro decide not to call the police after Mumei is born? (from Pages 70 - 91)

Because he is afraid they will blame the child's father for the death of his mother.

Because he is afraid they will arrest the child's father for his drug use.

Because he feels his mother's death and father's disappearance are private matters.

Because he feels they will only blame him for his grand-son's disappearance.

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