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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 16, what does Masa do at the open window?
(a) She laughs and cries until she aches with joy.
(b) She prays to the ancestors to help her find peace.
(c) She reaches out to Yuki and smiles.
(d) She spreads out the morning glories on the sill.

2. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Yuki believe she is leaving behind as she moves to Nagasaki?
(a) Memories of Shizuko.
(b) Empty spaces.
(c) The only place Yuki calls home.
(d) The garden Shizuko loved.

3. In Chapter 12, what is the first item of clothing that Yuki takes out of the boxes?
(a) Shizuko's favorite green dress.
(b) A skirt that Shizuko made for Yuki.
(c) Shizuko's dark purple kimono.
(d) A pair of knitted mittens.

4. What does Mr. Kimura teach when he meets Yuki in Chapter 10?
(a) Biology.
(b) History.
(c) Geography.
(d) Literature.

5. In Chapter 14, why does Yuki become a vegetarian?
(a) There are few meats that Yuki can withstand eating, so she gives it up entirely.
(b) There is no reason to kill something that could otherwise live.
(c) Lately, Yuki has become ill due to eating bad meat.
(d) One who eats something should be able to kill it, and Yuki cannot kill anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 15, why does Yuki ask Isamu to meet her in the park?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 13, what reason does Hanae give Hideki for throwing out Shizuko's old things?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 11, who is Saburo's wife?

4. Who gives Yuki the letter from her Aunt Aya in the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. How does Mr. Wada react when Yuki tells him she does not want to dissect a frog?

(see the answer keys)

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