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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sound of the Mountain and The Wings of the Locust.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are Fusako's children?
(a) 4 and 1.
(b) 1 and 3.
(c) 4 and 6.
(d) 3 and 5.

2. How old is Shingo?
(a) 61.
(b) 62.
(c) 60.
(d) 72.

3. What day of the week did the maid leave?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

4. How many children were in Kikuko's family?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

5. What beverage does Kikuko serve Shingo mornings and evenings?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Rice wine.
(d) Plum wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the maid been gone?

2. In a novel that Shuichi shows an office girl, what city does the novelist reference?

3. What type of flowers grow near Shingo's neighbor's house?

4. Where did Shuichi grow up?

5. How old is the young girl who talks to Shingo about flowers blooming near her house?

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