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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. How long does it take Nori to read a book in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Nori bathe in?

3. How many kimonos does Nori receive in Chapter 6?

4. What is Akiko doing when Akira learns Nori is gone in Chapter 7?

5. At the end of Chapter 4 what does Nori ask for when she starts to get better?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nori have lessons?

2. What is the first real memory Nori has?

3. What is Nori's grandfather like?

4. How does Akiko describe Nori when she goes outside for the first time since she came to her grandparents' house?

5. In Chapter 3, how does Nori prepared herself to see Akira?

6. Where does Nori live at her grandparents' home, and what are her accommodations like?

7. How does Miyuki take it when Nori is sold, and how do they say goodbye?

8. In Chapter 7, what does Akiko tell Akira happened to Nori?

9. What does Akira say would have happened to Nori if she had been born under his father's roof?

10. What do the servants say about Nori when she starts following Akira around the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nori’s mother insists that she always obey when she leaves her at her grandparents’ house. What is the role of obedience in Nori’s life? When and why does she begin to disobey?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Is there more than one protagonist or antagonist in the story? Who are the protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) and why do they play that role in the book?

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