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

2. 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 a broken heart.
(b) That her mother died because she was unhappy.
(c) That her mother died of cancer.
(d) That her mother died after falling down the stairs.

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

4. Why does Hanae decide to keep the persimmon teapot in the kitchen?
(a) She does not want to add to the collection of things in the attic to be saved for Yuki.
(b) She thinks it is the most beautiful work of artistry she has ever seen.
(c) She thinks it makes the best cup of tea.
(d) She knows it holds sentimental value for Hideki.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Yuki in Chapter 1?

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

4. According to Hanae, what does Yuki do that most Japanese children are taught not to do?

5. Who writes Yuki a letter in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Yuki regret saying to Shizuko? Why does she regret this statement?

2. Name some of the qualities that Yuki shares in common with her late mother Shizuko.

3. What event changes Yuki's temperament and attitude toward her grandparents during her visit in March 1972?

4. Are Hanae's hostile actions toward Yuki justified in Chapter 8?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why is Masa disappointed in Yuki?

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

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

8. What are Hanae's views on housekeeping? How do her views seem to differ from Shizuko's?

9. Why does Shizuko leave some of the violas rather than move them to the new house?

10. Why does Shizuko destroy one of the goodbye notes at the end of Chapter 1?

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