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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. What does Kiyoaki's father say is the cause for the attention on Kiyoaki at the New Year's celebration?
(a) His beauty.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His sister.
(d) His education.

2. Who asks Kiyoaki about Satoko coming to the cherry festival?
(a) His tutor.
(b) His father.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A Siamese prince.

3. In "Chapter 8," where does Kiyoaki take the Siamese princes?
(a) To plays.
(b) To cafes.
(c) To parks.
(d) To museums.

4. What does Kiyoaki say is similar between him and Satoko when he first sees her as a teenager?
(a) They were both raised by aunts.
(b) They were both raised in noble houses.
(c) They were both raised on a farm.
(d) They were both raised by older siblings.

5. Why do the two Siamese princes do poorly in school?
(a) They don't understand Japanese well.
(b) They already know the material so they are bored.
(c) They don't try at school.
(d) They skip frequently.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Kiyoaki's personal life at school described?

2. In Kiyoaki's dream in "Chapter 11," what is his ring made out of?

3. What does Kiyoaki's family decide to do with the Doll Festival?

4. When Kiyoaki sees Satoko in "Chapter 8," what stands out most to him?

5. Why does Kiyoaki want to go for a boat ride when Honda suggests it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kiyoaki's illness affect his ability to get inside the monastery?

2. What does Tadeshina do after writing a letter to Kiyoaki's father?

3. Why do the Siamese prince's fellow students lack sympathy toward them when Chao P loses his ring?

4. How does Iinuma say goodbye to Kiyoaki?

5. In "Chapter 50," what happens at the Imperial Poetry Recitation?

6. What happens when Satoko visits the Gesshu Monastery after her abortion?

7. How does Kiyoaki's father feel about his role in the 1912 New Year's celebration?

8. In "Chapter 21," how does Kiyoaki share his feelings about Satoko's engagement with his family?

9. In "Chapter 10," what agreement do Kiyoaki and Iinuma reach?

10. What does Kiyoaki's father tell him about college?

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