The Setting Sun - Chapters 4-5 Quiz

Who does Kazuko ask for help when her mother falls seriously ill in Chapter 5 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices Naoji Dr. Miyake Mr. Uehara Uncle Wada

What serious illness does Kazuko's mother suffer from in Chapter 5 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices Tuberculosis Cancer Heart disease Pneumonia

Which book by a revolutionary figure impresses Kazuko in Chapter 5 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices A book by Karl Marx A book by Rosa Luxemburg A book by Vladimir Lenin A book by Mao Zedong

What does Kazuko's mother predict she will find in front of the porch in Chapter 5 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices A female snake with red stripes A white dove A red fox A black cat

What does Kazuko burn that she thinks is related to the snake in Chapter 5 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices A snake's food A snake's skin Snake eggs A snake's nest

What nickname does Kazuko use to address Mr. Uehara in her letters in Chapter 4 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices My Shakespeare My Dostoevsky My Chekhov My Tolstoy

Who does Kazuko write letters to in Chapter 4 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices Uncle Wada Mr. Uehara Dr. Miyake Naoji

Who does Kazuko's mother tell her to focus on in Chapter 5 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices Mr. Uehara Uncle Wada Naoji Herself

What does Kazuko's mother symbolize for her in Chapter 5 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices The traditional and strict aspects of Japanese culture The modern and progressive aspects of Japanese culture All that is most beautiful and fragile in Japanese culture The strength and resilience of Japanese culture

What does Kazuko compare the old artist to in her letter to Mr. Uehara in Chapter 4 of 'The Setting Sun'?

Question Answer Choices Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment Hamlet in Shakespeare's Hamlet Gatsby in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Lopakhin in Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard