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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Scar, In the Rain, and The Cluster of Mosquitoes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color obi is Kikuko wearing at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

2. n Chapter 3, to whom does Yasuko say that a kerchief belonged to that Fusako had?
(a) Kikuko.
(b) Fusako.
(c) Yasuko's sister.
(d) Yasuko's brother.

3. What were two neighborhood girls using for dishes in the neighborhood play house?
(a) Walnut shells and maple leaves.
(b) Clay.
(c) Shards of dishes.
(d) Abalone Shells and Yatsude leaves.

4. Who asked Shuichi to help Shingo cut the yatsude?
(a) Yasuko.
(b) Kikuko.
(c) Aihara.
(d) Fusako.

5. What type of flowers does Kikuko notice blooming since the typhoon damaged the sunflowers?
(a) Amaranth.
(b) Cornflower.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Feverfew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What direction does Yasuko face when the family eats together?

2. How many middle-school pregnancies had there been in South Tsugaru?

3. What does Shingo put in his tea to help his memory?

4. In Section 2 of "A Blaze of Clouds," what does Yasuko reach for every time the house shakes?

5. What are Mrs. Ikeda and Kinu having for supper the night Shingo goes to talk to Kinu?

(see the answer key)

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