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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 – Sundays (September 1971).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shizuko say about her clothes as she packs them to prepare for a move?
(a) Some clothes are too bright for her now.
(b) Some clothes are too drab for her now.
(c) Some clothes are too trendy for her now.
(d) Some clothes are too tight for her now.

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

3. Where is Yuki in Chapter 1?
(a) Miss Uozumi's house.
(b) A friend's house.
(c) A village celebration.
(d) School.

4. Select the character below who says, "You won't even let me rest."
(a) Hideki.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Yuki's stepmother.
(d) Sachiko.

5. According to Yuki, what does Hideki think about clothes and makeup?
(a) He used to tell Shizuko to wear more makeup and nicer clothes.
(b) He cannot stand the sight of a woman in makeup.
(c) He does not care that much about clothes and makeup.
(d) He thinks women look bad without makeup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yuki offer to do when she speaks to Shizuko on the phone in Chapter 1?

2. What is the only thing in the kitchen that has not been changed by Yuki's stepmother after she moves into the house?

3. What do Yuki and her Aunt Aya do together just before the wake?

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

5. Who rearranged furniture to prepare for the wake?

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