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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Nori to read a book in Chapter 1?

2. What color car did Nori and her mother ride in in the Prelude?

3. In Chapter 2, what is the date?

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

5. In Chapter 6, what does the man smell of who Lady Yuko has take Nori?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nori have lessons?

3. In Chapter 3, how does Nori prepared herself to see Akira?

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

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

6. What type of baths does Nori have to take and how do they make her feel?

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

8. What is the first real memory Nori has?

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

10. What pictures does Nori see in her mind when she listens to Akira play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice’s new music teacher, Noah, falls in love with Nori. How does Nori feel about Noah? Why is she afraid to love him?

Essay Topic 2

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 3

Nori spends seven years after Akira’s death wandering. Why does Alice think Nori has spent that time martyring herself? Has Nori been a martyr? If so, to what?

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