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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Select the character below who says, "She has not taught you good manners, it seems."
(a) Hanae.
(b) Masa.
(c) Aya.
(d) Hideki.

2. What did Shizuko once teach Yuki to do with azaleas?
(a) Pick a blossom, pull off the calyx, blow out the pollen, and taste the inside of the flower.
(b) Pick a blossom and weave it into her hair.
(c) Pick a blossom, pull off the calyx, and remove the seeds to grow more flowers.
(d) Pick a blossom and use the pollen as a pigment to make homemade watercolor paint.

3. What does Sachiko invite Yuki to do at the track meet?
(a) Plant azaleas.
(b) Go watch a movie.
(c) Go shopping at the mall.
(d) Meet in a park and run together.

4. Select the character below who says, "I won't hear about you cutting your hair."
(a) Hideki.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Aya.
(d) Mrs. Murai.

5. Select the character below who says, "I'm very competitive. I can't stand losing."
(a) Sachiko.
(b) Shizuko.
(c) Hideki.
(d) Yuki.

6. How has Yuki spent her summer Sundays?
(a) Watching movies.
(b) Competing in chess championships.
(c) Running with Sachiko.
(d) Shopping with her stepmother.

7. 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.

8. What does Yuki wish that she had said to Sachiko and Mrs. Murai about the way her mother died?
(a) That her mother died of cancer.
(b) That her mother died after falling down the stairs.
(c) That her mother died because she was unhappy.
(d) That her mother died of a broken heart.

9. How does Hideki behave toward Yuki following Shizuko's death?
(a) Hideki hardly speaks to Yuki.
(b) Hideki smothers Yuki with attention.
(c) Hideki shouts at Yuki every time he sees her.
(d) Hideki showers Yuki with gifts.

10. When does the wake take place?
(a) A month after Shizuko commits suicide.
(b) A week after Shizuko commits suicide.
(c) The day after Shizuko commits suicide.
(d) The day Shizuko commits suicide.

11. With the exception of Yuki's father and new wife, what do adults say to Yuki when she does something deserving of praise?
(a) You are your mother's daughter.
(b) Your mother would have been proud.
(c) Your mother always said you had potential.
(d) You are so much like your mother.

12. Why does Yuki's throat feel scratchy in Chapter 7?
(a) She screamed during a motorcycle ride.
(b) She spent the night crying over the memory of her mother.
(c) She ate strawberries that were unripe.
(d) She is dehydrated from the heat.

13. In what month does Chapter 6, Sundays, begin?
(a) October.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) September.

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

15. Who writes Yuki a letter in Chapter 4?
(a) Shizuko.
(b) Hideki.
(c) Aya.
(d) Miss Uozumi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does her Aunt Aya ask Yuki to change her clothes before the wake?

2. Why does Hanae decide to keep the persimmon teapot in the kitchen?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Yuki remove from the refrigerator?

4. Why do Yuki and Aunt Aya go to Kobe at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. Who arrives just as Yuki goes upstairs to change her clothes on the day of the wake?

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