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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. When Eiko tells Shingo that Kinu is pregnant, how far along is Kinu?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

2. How old was a woman who disappeared with her husband?
(a) 70.
(b) 64.
(c) 68.
(d) 72.

3. How many times had it snowed that spring?
(a) 6.
(b) 11-13.
(c) 12.
(d) 5-8.

4. What type of sewing machine does Kikuko have?
(a) Singer.
(b) Brother.
(c) Seikosha.
(d) Necchi.

5. What does Shingo's friend who is dying want Shingo to bring him?
(a) Sleeping pills.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Rat poison.
(d) Potassium cyanide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Shuichi gone when Shingo gets up in Chapter 15, Section 3?

2. How much younger is Kinu than Mrs. Ikeda?

3. What type of flowers now grow in front of the house that had sunflowers last year?

4. What color sweater does Kikuko wear when she meets Shingo in a garden?

5. What does Shingo buy after Kikuko gives the family gifts?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Kikuko decide to see a widowed friend who gives tea lessons?

2. Why did the president of a boat and yacht company decide to disappear with his wife?

3. Why does Shingo take his shoe off his right foot on the train?

4. How do Shingo and Kikuko describe the appearance of black lilies?

5. What wakes Shingo when he dozes on the train in Chapter 15?

6. Why does Satoko rip off cherry branches?

7. What news does Eiko bring Shingo in Chapter 13, Section 2?

8. Where does Kikuko tell Satoko to go when she complains about Kikuko sewing her dress?

9. How did Kikuko get money for an abortion?

10. What is Shingo's first dream in Chapter 12, Section 3?

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