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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. In Chapter 7, what type of leaf does Kikuko bring Shingo with a glass of water?
(a) Pine.
(b) Loquat.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Oak.

2. How long have Shuichi and Kikuko been married?
(a) 3 years.
(b) Less than 2 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) About a year.

3. How old is Fusako?
(a) 28.
(b) 30.
(c) 37.
(d) 25.

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

5. What time is Shingo awakened by the noise Shuichi makes when he comes home drunk in Chapter 8?
(a) 2:30.
(b) 1:30.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 12:30.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of a maid Shingo attempts to remember?

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

4. How old is Yasuko?

5. What does Shingo buy at the fishmonger's after work in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sound does Shingo hear when he wakes in the night in Chapter 1?

2. What type of a person was Toriyama?

3. What had the newspapers predicted about the 210th day of the year?

4. What does it mean when someone is called a "half a widow"?

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

6. Why does Kikuko have a scar on her forehead?

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

8. How did Shingo come to hire Eiko?

9. Describe the photograph of Toriyama that was at his funeral.

10. What does Mrs. Ikeda think would help get Shuichi to leave his mistress?

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