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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. What sickness does Nori have in Chapter 4?

2. What type of perfume does Nori remember that her mother used to use?

3. What job does Miyuki do in the afternoons?

4. In Chapter 2, what is the date?

5. Where does Akira have Nori wait while he speaks with their grandmother in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what does Akira bring Nori when he is gone for a week for a violin competition?

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

4. How did Kiyomi come to the whorehouse?

5. What is Akira's room like?

6. How does Nori meet and become friends with Miyuki?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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