A Personal Matter Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Personal Matter Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of book is Bird looking at as the novel begins?

2. What is Bird told about the new baby?

3. What awakens Himiko from his sleep?

4. The older man who comes to Himiko's is a/an ___________________.

5. What did Bird do the summer after he got married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the giggling doctor and the one-eyed doctor symbolize in the story?

2. What is the significance of Himiko's character in the story?

3. What seems to exaggerate Bird's feelings of inadequacy at the arcade?

4. What does the glass-eyed doctor tell Bird they will know more about the baby's condition?

5. How is Bird's encounter with the gang a boost to his flailing ego?

6. How does Bird learn that his child has a problem?

7. At what stage is Bird in his journey of personal transformation at this point?

8. What is unusual about the doctor who speaks to Bird about the baby?

9. What does Bird observe when he visits his father-in-law at the university?

10. Who are the people who Bird encounters when he gets to the maternity hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of the family in A PERSONAL MATTER. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How typical is this family to most Japanese families living during the 1960s?

Essay Topic 3

Coming of age is an important theme in A PERSONAL MATTER. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

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