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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bell in Spring, The Kite's House, and A Garden in the Capital.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shingo offered to eat in a dream?
(a) Rice.
(b) Fish.
(c) Beans.
(d) Noodles.

2. What type of thickets are the side of a stream Shingo sees from his window at the inn?
(a) Bearberry.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Plum.
(d) Chokeberry.

3. Why did Kikuko buy fabric for Fusako?
(a) So she could make dresses.
(b) For curtains for Fusako's bedroom.
(c) For dolls for her daughters.
(d) For a skirt for Fusako.

4. What name is on the gate of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?
(a) Sato.
(b) Hayashi.
(c) Arai.
(d) Ikeda.

5. What color raincoat does Eiko wear in "A Blaze of Clouds"?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many cigarettes does Shingo remember lighting at the office all at once?

2. How old is Fusako?

3. What type of flowers does Kikuko notice blooming since the typhoon damaged the sunflowers?

4. What color ribbon does Eiko wear in her hair in Section 3 of Chapter 3?

5. How long did the maid work for Shingo?

(see the answer key)

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