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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 special power does Natsuki believe she has after Mr. Igasaki's abuse?
(a) The ability to read minds.
(b) The ability to go out of her own body.
(c) The ability to change the future.
(d) The ability to fly.

2. What are there always large numbers of in the mountain house?
(a) Chairs.
(b) Insects.
(c) Boxes of cereal.
(d) Leaves.

3. How are families identified in the mountain house?
(a) By their zip code numbers.
(b) By their birth order.
(c) By the location where they live.
(d) By their last names only.

4. Where does Natsuki's family all gather once per year?
(a) Helena.
(b) Rickiy.
(c) Akishina.
(d) Marusha.

5. What does Mr. Igasaki pull out of the trash that belongs to Natsuki?
(a) A sock.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A tissue.
(d) A menstrual pad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Natsuki ask to do regarding her grandfather's body in Part II?

2. Which teacher tells Natsuki she is doing well and could improve even more?

3. What food does Natsuki eat around the mountain house?

4. How does Natsuki meet her husband?

5. What is Natsuki's most prized possession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Natsuki feel about going to granny and grandpa's every year?

2. How does Natsuki feel her mother treats her younger sister Kise?

3. What do the adults always ask the children to do at the mountain house when they first arrive which is part of tradition?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Natsuki refer to her town as an adult?

5. What does Natsuki try to do right after her grandfather's funeral?

6. In Part II, what does Natsuki desperately want to do with Yuu?

7. Why do all the adults in Natsuki's family get so angry and upset with her and Yuu?

8. What happens to Natsuki after Mr. Igasaki sexually abuses her?

9. What childhood fantasy does Natsuki have in Part I?

10. Why is Natsuki barred from being a pallbearer in Part II?

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