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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. When did Yasuko begin to look younger than Shingo?
(a) Just recently.
(b) She always looked younger.
(c) Mid-forties.
(d) Mid-fifties.

2. How old was a woman who disappeared with her husband?
(a) 70.
(b) 68.
(c) 72.
(d) 64.

3. What actor plays Benkei in the Kabuki play?
(a) Seizo.
(b) Toma.
(c) Kenji.
(d) Koshiro.

4. According to a survey by the Aomori Prefectural Public Health Service, how many cases of abortion were there among girls of high-school age?
(a) 200.
(b) 100.
(c) 400.
(d) 300.

5. In Chapter 13, what color flowers grow in front of the house that had sunflowers growing last year?
(a) Pink.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose dying words does Shingo mention in Chapter 12, Section 3?

2. How many sons did Kitamoto lose in the war?

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

4. What was Aida drinking in one of Shingo's dreams?

5. What name is on the gate of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?

(see the answer key)

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