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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring: April 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sachi show Stephen in her garden the day after the fire?
(a) A new rock formation.
(b) A blue-purple flower.
(c) A speckled fish in the pond.
(d) A pale yellow bird in its nest.

2. Where does Stephen say the young men of the village are when he visits for Kenzo's burial?
(a) Moved to other cities.
(b) Celebrating at the shrine.
(c) Dead from leprosy.
(d) Fighting against China.

3. Who is there when Stephen regains consciousness after being hit by the wave?
(a) Sachi.
(b) His father.
(c) Keiko.
(d) Kenzo.

4. What two people do Stephen and his father discuss shortly before his father's departure?
(a) Matsu and Matsu's sister.
(b) Henry and Anne.
(c) King and Stephen's mother.
(d) Pie and Keiko.

5. When does Stephen's father leave Tamuri after his second visit to see Stephen?
(a) Early in the morning before Stephen is awake.
(b) During dinner.
(c) While Stephen and Matsu leave for Tama.
(d) In the middle of their argument.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stephen's reaction to his father's visit to Tamuri in October of 1937?

2. What does Stephen give Sachi in this second visit?

3. Where does Matsu invite Stephen after his father leaves?

4. What does Stephen learn about his father at the beach?

5. What does Stephen learn during his father's second visit, which occurs in December of 1937?

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