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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn: September, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Sachi hide at Matsu's house?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She thinks Stephen is entering.
(c) She doesn't hear anyone enter.
(d) She is tired of hiding.

2. How does Keiko respond to Stephen's offer to carry her basket of persimmons?
(a) She says no.
(b) She walks away without speaking to him.
(c) She wordlessly hands him the basket.
(d) She says yes.

3. How do Matsu and Stephen arrive at Sachi's when they go to visit in September of 1938?
(a) Singing boldly.
(b) Muddy and tired.
(c) With hesitation.
(d) With arms full of vegetables.

4. Why does Sachi often rearrange the stones in her garden?
(a) To arrange the best irrigation for her plants.
(b) To bring luck.
(c) To help her relax.
(d) To change the garden's appearance.

5. How does Stephen describe the houses in the village of Yamaguchi?
(a) As small domiciles of peace.
(b) As sores on the already pained landscape.
(c) As a mish-mash of leftovers.
(d) As being pieced together from scraps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tragedy befalls Keiko's family?

2. Who accompanies Stephen home from Canton?

3. What is part of the reason that Stephen says that time has slowed to a crawl?

4. What does the throwing of beans represent?

5. Why doesn't Stephen's father accompany him to Tarumi?

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