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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 item is found in Matsu's garden?
(a) A cherry tree.
(b) An aromatic purple flower.
(c) A fish pond.
(d) A colorful array of vegetables.

2. What does Stephen learn about his father at the beach?
(a) He can't swim.
(b) He was once a competitive swimmer.
(c) His real age.
(d) He wanted to be a painter when he was younger.

3. Why does Stephen have memories of Matsu from childhood?
(a) They are distant cousins.
(b) Their fathers are friends.
(c) Stephen's father once worked with Matsu.
(d) Matsu once worked for Stephen's family.

4. What is Stephen's first impression of the person who meets him at the station?
(a) That he enjoys solitude.
(b) That he is an angry man.
(c) That he yearns for company.
(d) That he has a secret.

5. Why does Matsu say Sachi moved to her mountain home?
(a) To save her family from more dishonor.
(b) To protect her family from the disease.
(c) To be close to the man she loved.
(d) To care for the ill villagers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stephen call the person he meets in Yamaguchi a kindred spirit?

2. How are Stephen and Matsu greeted on their second visit to Sachi?

3. How does Stephen describe the houses in the village of Yamaguchi?

4. Why does Stephen originally buy the journal?

5. Why do Stephen and Matsu initially go to Yamaguchi?

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