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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does Shingo believe it will take to bring Fusako back?
(a) 2-3.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 4-5.

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

3. In Section 2 of "A Blaze of Clouds," what does Yasuko reach for every time the house shakes?
(a) The bed cover.
(b) Matchbox.
(c) Shingo's hand.
(d) A candle.

4. What direction does Shingo sit facing when the family eats meals together?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many cigarettes does Shingo have in Section 3 of Chapter 3 before he asks Eiko to go dancing?

3. How long after Eiko quits work does she bring the woman who shares a house with Shuichi's mistress to see Shingo?

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

5. What beverage does Kikuko serve Shingo mornings and evenings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shingo try to get Kikuko to lie down in Section 2 of Chapter 7?

2. What story did a geisha tell Shingo in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Kikuko go to the University Hospital?

4. What music is Kikuko playing at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. How did Toriyama's wife torture him when she was going through the change of life?

6. Why doesn't Shuichi think Kikuko is worried about the weather in Chapter 3?

7. What does the house look like where Shuichi's mistress lives?

8. Describe the circumstances of Kikuko's birth.

9. Why would it be difficult for Fusako and Aihara to flee if the typhoon should get really bad?

10. Why was Kitamoto put in a mental hospital?

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