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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 15, what color are the leaves of the cherry tree that are falling prematurely?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Brownish.
(d) Yellowish.

2. What do 5-6 men bring on board the train in Chapter 16?
(a) Cherry branches.
(b) Puppy.
(c) Maple branches.
(d) Balls.

3. What are the dresses made from that Kikuko brings Fusako from Tokyo?
(a) Rayon.
(b) Polyester.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.

4. What disease did the young man have who was strangled by his grandfather?
(a) Polio.
(b) Infantile paralysis.
(c) Encephalitis.
(d) Multiple Schlerosis.

5. What day of the week is it at the beginning of Chapter 15, Section 3?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Tuesday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Shingo's friend that he visited in the hospital dies. How many years earlier had his wife died?

3. In what month does Aihara attempt suicide?

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

5. What type of flowers does Shingo see outside the train window in Chapter 15, Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What article does Yasuko read to Shingo about a man from Buffalo, New York?

2. What is being celebrated and how at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What did Shuichi do when he learned that Kinu was pregnant?

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

5. What does Shingo forget how to do in Chapter 16?

6. How does Shingo describe a foreigner who is on the train when it is stopped in Chapter 15?

7. What does Kikuko explain about the ringing of the bell for the anniversary celebration?

8. Who does Shingo follow when he gets to the garden where he is to meet Kikuko?

9. Why does a friend of Shingo's say that he wants potassium cyanide?

10. How does Shingo describe a young girl who wants a seat saved on a train?

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