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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 time of day does Yasuko listen to a news commentary?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. What type of flowers now grow in front of the house that had sunflowers last year?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Marguerites.
(d) Dahlias.

3. What did Grandfather Amamiya bring when he came to say that he was leaving?
(a) Dog biscuits.
(b) 2 bags of rice.
(c) 2 sacks of cookies.
(d) Flowers.

4. How long have Yasuko and Shingo been married?
(a) 25 years.
(b) About 40 years.
(c) More than 30 years.
(d) 38 years.

5. What wakes Shingo after he dreams that he has a long beard?
(a) Wind.
(b) Dog barking.
(c) Rain.
(d) Shuichi and Kikuko talking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flowers does Shingo see after making arrangements for guests of his firm to visit an inn?

2. What is the name of the spa where Aihara attempted to commit suicide?

3. How old are the lotus seeds that a lotus doctor manages to get to blossom?

4. Why did Kikuko buy fabric for Fusako?

5. Where does Kikuko agree to meet Shingo when she leaves her family's home?

(see the answer key)

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