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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 is Natsuki's last name?

2. What does Mr. Igasaki say he wants to teach Natsuki about at his house in Part II?

3. Who is the uncle who is always kind to the children at the mountain house?

4. What does Mr. Igasaki make Natsuki do in front of him?

5. Where does Natsuki live with her parents and sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What childhood fantasy does Natsuki have in Part I?

2. What does Mr. Igasaki make Natsuki do early in Part II that is humiliating?

3. In Part II, why does Natsuki's family go to Obon after all?

4. What does Natsuki try to do right after her grandfather's funeral?

5. What object makes Natsuki feel better when she is missing Yuu?

6. How does Natuski observe the dynamic between her mother and father?

7. How do Natsuki and Tomoya meet?

8. In Part II, why does the family decide not to go to Akishina for Obon?

9. In Part II, what does Natsuki desperately want to do with Yuu?

10. What does Yuu tell Natsuki he believes about himself that makes him special?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Murata describe Natsuki's experience of Mr. Igasaki's murder? Why might it be described in this way? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What reactions does Natsuki receive from nearly everyone she confides in about the abuse she suffers at the hands of Mr. Igasaki, and how does that affect her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Murata reveals about both Natsuki and Tomoya by explaining how they came to their marriage agreement? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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