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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Select the character below who says, "How can I respect someone who was cowardly enough to kill herself?"
(a) Hideki.
(b) Masa.
(c) Hanae.
(d) Yuki.

2. Why does Yuki apologize to Shizuko in Chapter 4?
(a) Yuki broke a boy's arm at school.
(b) Yuki poured chemicals on the irises.
(c) Yuki spoke impertinently.
(d) Yuki broke the bowl.

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

4. According to Hanae, whenever she goes into the attic, she thinks of:
(a) The eight long years she had spent seeing Hideki in secret.
(b) The guilt she feels for being so cruel to Yuki.
(c) The fact that this house is way too small for all of her belongings.
(d) What a great childhood Yuki must have had.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the character below who says, "I won't hear about you cutting your hair."

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

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

4. What kind of a student is Yuki?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Yuki pleased with the changes that Yuki's stepmother makes to the family home? Why or why not?

2. According to Yuki, what kinds of things did Shizuko teach her?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 9, Yuki is thinking about her attempt to convince Mr. Wada that she cannot dissect a frog. What reasons does she give Mr. Wada for being unable to complete the lab activity?

4. At the end of Chapter 15, Yuki reaches a conclusion about Shizuko's wishes for her in the future. What is it that Shizuko had hoped Yuki would find?

5. Why is Yuki smiling at the end of Chapter 9?

6. On the day of her father's wedding, what does Yuki promise her Aunt Aya that she will do? Does she keep her promise?

7. Is Yuki tomboyish or does she behave more feminine during her childhood and early teens?

8. How are Hideki's marriage and his position at work related?

9. What are Yuki's feelings about her father's remarriage? How does she make these feelings known on their wedding day?

10. In Chapter 13, why is Hanae angry with the way Hideki raised Yuki?

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