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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What holiday does Natsuki gather with her father's extended family for every year?
(a) Piichari.
(b) Obon.
(c) Ricki.
(d) Heleni.
2. What do the adults always do in celebration of the holiday at the family gathering at the mountain house each year?
(a) Set off fireworks.
(b) Build a new house.
(c) Can vegetables together.
(d) Plant a garden.
3. What do Yuu and Natsuki do together for their grandfather's funeral?
(a) Pick flowers.
(b) Pray.
(c) Sew clothing.
(d) Cook.
4. Why is Kise often ridiculed at school?
(a) She is very tall.
(b) She has a lot of body hair.
(c) She is very short.
(d) She is blind.
5. What does Natsuki's mother constantly do to her?
(a) Feed her.
(b) Criticize and belittle her.
(c) Praise her.
(d) Make her read more.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Natsuki's and Yuu's family do when they discover the children naked in Part II?
2. Who is the uncle who is always kind to the children at the mountain house?
3. Where does Natsuki's mother want to go instead of to the mountain house for Obon in Part II?
4. What creatures were once allowed to grow in the mountain house?
5. How does Natsuki try to kill herself?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part II, why does the family decide not to go to Akishina for Obon?
2. What happens to Natsuki after Mr. Igasaki sexually abuses her?
3. How do Natsuki and Tomoya meet?
4. Why do Natsuki and her family leave Akishina early in Part I?
5. What do the adults always ask the children to do at the mountain house when they first arrive which is part of tradition?
6. What does Natsuki try to do right after her grandfather's funeral?
7. In Part II, why does Natsuki's family go to Obon after all?
8. Why is Natsuki barred from being a pallbearer in Part II?
9. In Part II, what "lesson" does Mr. Igasaki give to Natsuki at his home?
10. How does Natsuki feel about going to granny and grandpa's every year?
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