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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. In Chapter 6, what color kimono is Lady Yuko wearing when she tells Nori there are people coming to see her?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

2. When was Kiyomi born?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1920.

3. What sound can Nori hear outside her window when she is in bed in Chapter 4?
(a) Owl.
(b) Cicadas.
(c) Cats.
(d) Crickets.

4. What color car did Nori and her mother ride in in the Prelude?
(a) Blue.
(b) Silver.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

5. What does Nori wear when she sneaks out of the attic to see Akira?
(a) Pink dress.
(b) Purple nightgown.
(c) White nightgown.
(d) Blue dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first time Nori sneaks out to see Akira, what time is it?

2. In Chpater 8, how old is Kiyomi?

3. How many men file into the large room of flowers every other Saturday night?

4. In Chapter 7, what color are the flowers that grow around the old shrine that is behind the main house?

5. What does Nori name her stuffed rabbit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Nori have with Akira in the middle of the night in Chapter 3?

2. What is Nori's grandfather like?

3. How does Akiko describe Nori when she goes outside for the first time since she came to her grandparents' house?

4. What does Akira say would have happened to Nori if she had been born under his father's roof?

5. Who is Syusuke Tanaki and how long has Kiyomi worked for him?

6. What happens to Nori at the end of Chapter 6?

7. Why does Lady Yuko need Akira, and what power does that give him?

8. What is Nori knitting before she is sold and why?

9. At the end of Chapter 5, what does Nori realize about her mother?

10. In Chapter 3, what does Nori gain from her conversation with Akira?

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