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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where do Stephen and Matsu spend the night after they help fight the fire in Yamaguchi?
(a) Hiro's house.
(b) Michiko's house.
(c) Sachi's house.
(d) Outside in Sachi's garden.

4. To what is Tomoko referring when she tells Matsu that she doesn't want "to live like this"?
(a) Apart from Kenzo.
(b) In Yamaguchi.
(c) Apart from him.
(d) A life with leprosy.

5. What promise does Keiko make to Stephen when he walks her halfway home in March?
(a) That this is the last time she will speak to him.
(b) That she will meet him by the beach.
(c) That she'll return.
(d) That her father will hurt her if they speak again.

6. What object does Tomoko ask Matsu to bring to her after she is afflicted with leprosy?
(a) A pen and paper.
(b) Rocks for her garden.
(c) Her father's fishing knife.
(d) His father's fishing net.

7. What does the letter Stephen receives say about his mother's mood?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is delusional.
(c) She is depressed.
(d) She is in a bad mood.

8. What he visits in June of 1938, what does Stephen's father suggest?
(a) That Matsu should bring Stephen to the O-bon festival.
(b) That Stephen should visit during the Plum Rains.
(c) That he visit Stephen for the O-bon festival.
(d) That Stephen spend the holiday in Kobe.

9. What tragedy befalls Keiko's family?
(a) Her brother is killed in the war.
(b) Her father dies suddenly.
(c) Their house burns.
(d) Her sister drowns.

10. What does Sachi refer to as "one of the small miracles of life"?
(a) Balloon flowers.
(b) Sunrises.
(c) Sunsets.
(d) Babies.

11. Who does Stephen refer to when he notes that they will never "drift away from each other"?
(a) Matsu and Sachi.
(b) Matsu and Stephen.
(c) Stephen and Pie.
(d) Stephen and Keiko.

12. What does Matsu tell Stephen about Sachi as a child?
(a) That she had great energy.
(b) That she had a gift with plants.
(c) That she had a gift with animals.
(d) That she could sleep until noon.

13. How does Sachi respond to the way Matsu and Stephen arrive at her house?
(a) She smiles, but is confused.
(b) She tells them to come inside.
(c) With gratitude.
(d) She laughs.

14. Where does Keiko find Stephen when she heads to Matsu's to visit?
(a) At the beach.
(b) In Matsu's garden.
(c) At the temple in Tama.
(d) On the road to her house.

15. What does the letter say Penelope feels about donating money for the refuges?
(a) It's not enough to donate money.
(b) Money could feed all the refugees.
(c) Money could build a hospital for the refugees.
(d) It is the responsibility of every Japanese citizen to give money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood surrounding Stephen's visit to the Tama shrine?

2. What is Tomoko's reaction when Matsu tells her about Yamaguchi?

3. What is the Kerria plant a sign of when it blooms late in the year?

4. What dream does Stephen record in his journal?

5. What is Matsu's response to what Stephen tells him about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?

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