2. Why does Stephen say he feels cheated?
(a) He did not get to work in Sachi's garden as planned.
(b) Matsu interrupted Sachi's story.
(c) He resents the time spent on rebuilding the houses.
(d) He didn't get to thank Sachi properly for sharing her story.

3. What story does Sachi's caregiver in Yamaguchi tell her?
(a) About the fire that killed her family.
(b) About the lady at the temple.
(c) About the leper who saved her child.
(d) About the pearl diver and her family.

4. What is the Kerria plant a sign of when it blooms late in the year?
(a) A good harvest.
(b) Good luck.
(c) Bad luck.
(d) A harsh rain season.

5. Why does Stephen say something has changed between himself and Keiko?
(a) They are more intimate because she watched him sleep.
(b) They are friendly again because they shared a picnic.
(c) Her anger and bitterness have lessened.
(d) There is an awkwardness he doesn't understand.

6. Who does Sachi say was Matsu's opposite?
(a) Tomoko.
(b) Sachi.
(c) Kenzo.
(d) Hiro.

7. Why did Sachi's father take her to shrines after her diagnosis with leprosy?
(a) As penance for having failed the family.
(b) To atone for her sins.
(c) To purify her.
(d) To pray for healing.

8. What do the old men that Stephen sees in Tarumi agree upon?
(a) That the Chinese should end the war to limit their losses.
(b) That the Japanese Army is destined to win the war.
(c) That the war should end before more Japanese are killed.
(d) That the war will end soon.

9. What does Stephen have with him when Keiko finds him on the day she pays him a visit in March of 1938?
(a) A sketch pad.
(b) A letter.
(c) A daruma doll.
(d) A Japense book of poetry.

10. What does Stephen's father tell him his parents agree on when he visits in June of 1938?
(a) Stephen should stay in Tarumi through the summer.
(b) Stephen should return to Hong Kong.
(c) Pie should come to Tarumi.
(d) That their marriage is over.

11. What does the Summer: June through July 1938 chapter say that Stephen is doing that prevents him from journal writing?
(a) Finishing a drawing of Yamaguchi.
(b) Rebuilding homes in Yamaguchi.
(c) Helping Matsu in his garden.
(d) Helping Sachi in her garden.

12. Who sends Stephen a letter that says Penelope is working with the Red Cross?
(a) His mother.
(b) King.
(c) Pie.
(d) Henry.

13. How does Keiko say her father has brought shame to the family?
(a) By alllowing Stephen to provoke him.
(b) By letting her brother fight in an unjust war.
(c) By being rude.
(d) By requiring her to speak to Stephen on the family's behalf.

14. What is Matsu's response to what Stephen tells him about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?
(a) It doesn't mean that she wasn't important in his life.
(b) He says that Stephen will forget her in time.
(c) Things that are meant to be will be.
(d) That one should never give up on love.

15. What does Stephen say he did at the celebration in Yamaguchi?
(a) Stayed back and observed.
(b) Drank too much sake and sang loudly.
(c) Watched Sachi and Matsu.
(d) Drank too much sake and fell asleep.