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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hanae's doctor mean when he tells her it is too late?
(a) She will die soon of cancer; there is no point in pursuing treatment.
(b) She will never see again due to her extended exposure to cleaning chemicals.
(c) She will never again look like a teenager.
(d) She can no longer have children; she waited too long to see him.

2. What daily ritual does Hanae perform?
(a) She cleans the house.
(b) She runs in the park.
(c) She does yoga on the porch.
(d) She crashes the car into the mailbox.

3. What details are revealed about Shizuko's husband in Chapter 1?
(a) He is unfaithful to his wife and too busy to spend time with Yuki.
(b) He is unfaithful to his wife but spends all his free time with Yuki.
(c) He is devoted to his wife and a doting father to Yuki.
(d) He is devoted to his wife but cold toward Yuki.

4. Which items does Hanae remove from Yuki's room in Chapter 8?
(a) Her stuffed animals.
(b) Her diariess.
(c) Her desk drawers.
(d) Her old handmade clothes.

5. For what does Hanae blame Hideki?
(a) He forced her to keep that old teapot.
(b) He allowed her to become a barren woman.
(c) He kept a messy home.
(d) He never taught her to drive properly.

6. To whom does Shizuko write notes in Chapter 1?
(a) The village carpenter and Yuki.
(b) Miss Uozumi and her mother.
(c) Hideki and Yuki.
(d) Hideki and her mother.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 7, Yuki is visiting her grandparents for the following event:
(a) A traditional housewarming celebration.
(b) A ceremony commemorating the third anniversary of her mother's death.
(c) She is competing in the track team's national championship.
(d) A ceremony commemorating her grandparents' fiftieth anniversary.

8. In Chapter 1, why is Yuki going to be late for dinner?
(a) She is tutoring students at school.
(b) She is going to a friend's house to collect flowers.
(c) She is waiting for her piano teacher, who is running late.
(d) She got into a fight at baseball practice and injured her knee.

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

10. Why does Yuki feel queasy on the day of the wedding?
(a) She is queasy from the boat ride from Tokyo.
(b) She is queasy from the sake.
(c) She is queasy from the train ride from Tokyo.
(d) She is queasy from the smell of her mother's perfume.

11. No matter how much she looks, what can Hanae never find in Yuki's room?
(a) The key to Yuki's diary.
(b) The birthday presents hidden in there.
(c) A spot of dust.
(d) The keys to Yuki's desk drawers.

12. What is Yuki's first response when she discovers her mother unconscious?
(a) Yuki runs to the neighbor's house to get help.
(b) Yuki cries and collapses onto the floor.
(c) Yuki walks to the living room and plays her mother's favorite song on the piano.
(d) Yuki drops her books, turns off the gas, and calls her father at work.

13. How does it make Hanae feel when she receives compliments from others about Yuki?
(a) She does not believe that they are being honest.
(b) She is sick of not being able to contradict them.
(c) She is relieved that they are not complaining about the girl.
(d) She is as happy as if Yuki were her own child.

14. Select the character below who says, "I don't care. I can take care of myself. I'm not afraid of anything."
(a) Aya.
(b) Yuki.
(c) Hideki.
(d) Shizuko.

15. What kind of a student is Yuki?
(a) She is strong in most subjects except for art.
(b) She is more of an athlete than a scholar.
(c) She struggles to keep up with her lessons.
(d) She is easily the brightest in her class.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Chapter 6, Sundays, begin?

2. What are some of the things that Yuki does that are deserving of praise?

3. Where is Yuki in Chapter 1?

4. Why is Shizuko impressed by Yuki?

5. Who rearranged furniture to prepare for the wake?

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