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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sachi show Stephen in her garden the day after the fire?
(a) A pale yellow bird in its nest.
(b) A speckled fish in the pond.
(c) A blue-purple flower.
(d) A new rock formation.

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

3. What does Stephen tell Matsu about Keiko as the two men work in the garden?
(a) That he's never felt this close to another person.
(b) That he is meeting her soon.
(c) That he won't be seeing her anymore.
(d) That he regrets their time together.

4. What does Sachi say was Kenzo's reaction when Sachi first told him she had leprosy?
(a) He walked away and never returned.
(b) He raged at God.
(c) He wept openly.
(d) He promised to care for her.

5. Stephen says he feels like his new life has ended. What does he say he has returned to?
(a) The lonliness of an unwelcome visitor.
(b) The solitude of the sick.
(c) The oppressive heat of a Chinese summer.
(d) The time of sickness, sleeping late and doing little.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen's father tell him his parents agree on when he visits in June of 1938?

2. Who sends Stephen a letter that says Penelope is working with the Red Cross?

3. What does Penelope do for the Red Cross?

4. How does Keiko say her father has brought shame to the family?

5. What does Stephen have with him when Keiko finds him on the day she pays him a visit in March of 1938?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Stephen's lack of journal entries due to rebuilding in Yamaguchi indicate?

2. Explain how the war is impacting Stephen.

3. How does Sachi change after Michiko's death?

4. Why does Penelope work for the Red Cross?

5. What does Stephen discover Matsu doing with his father's fishing knife and why is it important?

6. Why aren't there any journal entries for a month after Kenzo's funeral?

7. What is the significance of the conversation Stephen and Keiko have on the beach?

8. Does Stephen feel that he is at danger from the war?

9. What activities surround Fumiko's arrival?

10. Describe Stephen's visit with his father.

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