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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Winter: January and February 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tomoko?
(a) Kenzo's sister.
(b) Keiko's sister.
(c) Sachi's sister.
(d) Matsu's sister.

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

3. What is Stephen's interpretation of his parents' marriage at the end of the December journal entries?
(a) That it is healing.
(b) That it is over.
(c) That it is no more than a business arrangement.
(d) That it is at a painful point in a growth process.

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

5. How do Kenzo and Matsu make amends?
(a) They speak, but Stephen does not know what is said.
(b) They don't.
(c) They exchange a look, but no words.
(d) They bow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does his father's departure affect Stephen?

2. What best describes Matsu's house?

3. How does Stephen get to Kobe?

4. Where does Stephen first see Keiko?

5. What news is received that dampens the spirits of Stephen, Matsu, and their visitor?

(see the answer key)

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