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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kiyoaki's father suggest Kiyoaki attend college?
(a) New York.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

2. What does the count talk to Satoko about at Gesshu Monastery in "Chapter 47"?
(a) The emperor and the prince.
(b) Current events.
(c) Kiyoaki.
(d) Her returning home.

3. What confuses Honda about Kiyoaki's passion in "Chapter 53"?
(a) How beautiful it must feel.
(b) How he is able to feel it.
(c) How senseless it is.
(d) How he is blinded by it.

4. Why does Kiyoaki ask Honda to join him in "Chapter 51"?
(a) To see Satoko first.
(b) To bring him home.
(c) To loan him money.
(d) For support.

5. When does Kiyoaki confess his affair to Satoko to his father?
(a) When his father hits him in the back.
(b) When Satoko begs him to in a letter.
(c) When his father hits him in the face.
(d) When his father bribes him with money.

6. What does Honda do when he finally meets with the senior nun?
(a) He begs on behalf of Kiyoaki.
(b) He is unable to speak.
(c) He asks about Satoko.
(d) He asks for forgiveness.

7. Who drives Satoko's car in "Chapter 34"?
(a) Herself.
(b) Kiyoaki.
(c) Someone she doesn't know.
(d) Honda.

8. How does Tadeshina say she felt when she wrote the letter about Satoko's pregnancy?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Confused.
(d) Vengeful.

9. In "Chapter 45," why does Satoko's father wear a disguise?
(a) As part of a party.
(b) To get his daughter to come home.
(c) To go out in society.
(d) To find out what the emperor thinks.

10. Why does Chao P decide to return to Siam?
(a) Because his uncle is sick.
(b) Because his ring was stolen.
(c) Because he's failing school.
(d) Because his brother is getting married.

11. What does the countess do while talking to Satoko at Gesshu Monastery in "Chapter 47"?
(a) She walks out.
(b) She cries.
(c) She slaps her.
(d) She smiles.

12. How long is Satoko told she will have to live through ascetic discipline before becoming a nun?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) Two years.

13. Why does Kiyoaki refuse to give Tadeshina Satoko's letter in "Chapter 27"?
(a) He wants to use it as blackmail.
(b) He is emotionally attached to it.
(c) Satoko asks for it instead.
(d) Tadeshina forgets to ask for the letter.

14. What happens when Kiyoaki travels to the monastery in "Chapter 51"?
(a) He is turned away several times.
(b) He's too afraid to go inside.
(c) Satoko refuses to see him.
(d) He gets lost inside.

15. What type of trial does Honda watch in court in "Chapter 29"?
(a) A divorce case.
(b) A murder trial.
(c) A robbery trial.
(d) A custody case.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kiyoaki's father assure Kiyoaki he can be admitted to Merton College?

2. Why does Tadeshina say she hoped to die in "Chapter 40"?

3. In "Chapter 34," what does Satoko tell Honda she feels instead of shame about her affair?

4. Why does Kiyoaki's servant give him a glass of turtle blood?

5. Why does Chao P pass out in "Chapter 35"?

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