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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn: October 1937.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation is given for the names of the children in Stephen's family?
(a) No explanation is given.
(b) They were chosen because they are good for business.
(c) They were named for helpful nurses and doctors from his father's youth.
(d) His mother has a fondness for western culture.

2. What does Stephen's father promise to send him?
(a) A Letter.
(b) Paints.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Canvases.

3. How does Stephen get to Kobe?
(a) Mule.
(b) Boat.
(c) Walking.
(d) Bicycle.

4. Why doesn't Stephen's father accompany him to Tarumi?
(a) He has contracted tuberculosis.
(b) The war has become as issue for his business.
(c) He must fight with the army.
(d) The illness of Stephen's mother requires him to return home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item is found in Matsu's garden?

2. Why does Stephen have memories of Matsu from childhood?

3. What are described as the symptoms of the illness which affects Stephen's family?

4. Why is Stephen embarrassed by his body?

5. What does Stephen decide to paint?

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