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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) Purple.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

2. What sickness does Nori have in Chapter 4?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Measles.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Chicken pox.

3. How long does it take Nori to read a book in Chapter 1?
(a) A week.
(b) 1 or 2 days.
(c) 3 or 4 days.
(d) About a month.

4. How many times had Akira met his grandmother before moving to the estate?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

5. What instrument does Akira play?
(a) Oboe.
(b) Violin.
(c) Cello.
(d) Clarinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many girls are in the hanamachi?

2. From where did Nori's grandmother get the finest magic bath soap money could buy?

3. How old are some of the trees in the Kamiza garden?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Akira bring Nori from a toy store?

5. How many girls does Miyuki share a room with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Akira look like when Nori meets him?

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

4. What does Nori learn about her mother in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Akiko tell Akira happened to Nori?

6. What is the first real memory Nori has?

7. What happens when Nori's grandmother visits her in Chapter 2?

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

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

10. Where does Nori live at her grandparents' home, and what are her accommodations like?

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