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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: June through July, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose grave does Matsu take an offering?
(a) Hiro's.
(b) Fumiko's.
(c) Tomoko's.
(d) Kenzo's.

2. Why does Miko have to do the laundry?
(a) She is being punished.
(b) She traded chores with Keiko.
(c) She lost a bet with Keiko.
(d) She offered to do it so Keiko could meet Stephen.

3. What does Kenzo give Stephen?
(a) A too sweet drink made of roses.
(b) The best tea he's ever tasted.
(c) A bitter drink with healing properties.
(d) Tea made with a secret ingredient.

4. Where has Matsu been when he returns to the beach house?
(a) The teahouse.
(b) Helping Sachi.
(c) The funeral.
(d) Mailing Stephen's letters.

5. What does the letter say Penelope feels about donating money for the refuges?
(a) Money could feed all the refugees.
(b) Money could build a hospital for the refugees.
(c) It is the responsibility of every Japanese citizen to give money.
(d) It's not enough to donate money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Plum Rains?

2. Why did Kenzo stay in Tarumi?

3. What do Stephen and his father seek to discuss on the June, 1938 visit?

4. Where does Keiko find Stephen when she heads to Matsu's to visit?

5. What does Stephen say about returning to Hong Kong in his July, 1938 letters to his sister and mother?

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