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

2. What dampens Stephen's enjoyment on the walk to Yamaguchi?
(a) The dismal weather.
(b) His fear that he may return to Hong Kong.
(c) Thoughts of his parents' marriage.
(d) Keiko's father's feelings towards him.

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

4. How old was Sachi when she became engaged to Kenzo?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Her age is not mentioned.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Matsu react when he and Stephen walk by Kenzo's teahouse for the first time after Kenzo's death?

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

3. What does Matsu tell Stephen about Sachi as a child?

4. What does Keiko tell Stephen when they meet at the beach in September of 1938?

5. What do the old men that Stephen sees in Tarumi agree upon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Penelope work for the Red Cross?

2. What do the readers know about the relationship between Fumiko and Matsu?

3. Describe Matsu's behavior at Sachi's house.

4. What is the tone of Keiko's meeting with Stephen at the shrine?

5. What does Stephen describe as his memories of Keiko?

6. How does Sachi incorporate flowers in her garden?

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

8. Who is Sumiko?

9. What activities surround Fumiko's arrival?

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

(see the answer keys)

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