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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: June through July, 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Stephen note about the garden when he and Matsu return from Yamaguchi?
(a) It remains unchanged.
(b) There is new growth everywhere.
(c) A new reddish rock has been added.
(d) It is changed.

3. What reports does Stephen record about the war in his May 15th, 1938 journal entry?
(a) Of the Japanese Army's declaration of success.
(b) Of the defeat of the Japanese army in Hong Kong.
(c) Of China's sudden resurgence.
(d) Of the Japanese Army's invasion of China.

4. What best describes Matsu's house?
(a) A jumbled array of memories.
(b) A collection of ancient treasures.
(c) Small and uncluttered.
(d) Cozy and welcoming.

5. What does Stephen tell his mother about his father's affair?
(a) That the transferred money was for a business transaction.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That his father refused to talk about it.
(d) That she should accept it and move on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two people do Stephen and his father discuss shortly before his father's departure?

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

3. What does Stephen's mother's letter tell him about her plans in the letter he receives in May of 1938?

4. Who says, "You really are a monster"?

5. What New Year's gifts does Stephen receive from his family?

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