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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 – Grievances (May 1973).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 9, what is Yuki's reaction to what she has done with the dead frogs?
(a) She becomes angry with herself.
(b) She becomes ill.
(c) She feels ashamed.
(d) She smiles.

2. Who arrives just as Yuki goes upstairs to change her clothes on the day of the wake?
(a) Miss Uozumi.
(b) The priest.
(c) Hideki.
(d) Shizuko's sister.

3. How do some of Yuki's friends in homemaking class fix their poor sewing?
(a) Yuki's friends practice very hard after class.
(b) Yuki is convinced to help her friends straighten their stitches.
(c) The teacher holds a special class for Yuki and her friends.
(d) Yuki's friends convince their mothers to help them.

4. What does Shizuko pack from her yard to move to the new house?
(a) The tea table.
(b) Flowers.
(c) The garden spade.
(d) Bushes.

5. Why does Sachiko decide she does not want to call the boy on the train?
(a) She thinks her mother would disapprove.
(b) She would not call a boy she does not know.
(c) She thinks he is dangerous.
(d) She already has a boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yuki apologize to Shizuko in Chapter 4?

2. What does Yuki recall doing in the living room with Shizuko?

3. Select the character below who says, "You won't even let me rest."

4. In Chapter 6, why has Sachiko decided not to go out for cross-country?

5. According to Hanae, whenever she goes into the attic, she thinks of:

(see the answer key)

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