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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 – Irises (April 1970).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Shizuko to wake up from her nap in Chapter 1?
(a) The telephone rings.
(b) She hears crashing thunder.
(c) She smells gas.
(d) Cherry blossom petals fall on her.

2. According to Shizuko, what is the best kind of pottery?
(a) The kind covered in flowers.
(b) The kind that you could use every day.
(c) The kind sold at department stores.
(d) The kind that you get in China.

3. What does Hideki's bride wear to the wedding ceremony?
(a) A Western-style dress.
(b) A traditional kimono.
(c) A gray jumper.
(d) A black evening gown.

4. According to Shizuko, why didn't Hideki cry at his mother's funeral?
(a) He was left out of her will.
(b) He did not love her.
(c) He was the black sheep of the family.
(d) He did not like her very much.

5. What special object does Yuki carry with her to the wedding?
(a) A lucky penny.
(b) A white bead purse that her mother made for her.
(c) A pearl from her mother's hair comb.
(d) A candle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shizuko's mother say the morning of the wake?

2. Which sentence best characterizes Yuki's behavior on the day of the wake?

3. In Shizuko's dream at the beginning of Chapter 1, who is throwing rice cakes to a crowd?

4. What happens to the large earthenware bowl during the wedding ceremony of Hideki and his new bride?

5. Which character is introduced at the beginning of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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