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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 was the date in the Prelude?

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

3. In Chapter 4, how many bowls of ice cream is Nori eating daily?

4. What could Nori sometimes remember about an apartment from before she came to the house?

5. When is Nori allowed to go in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Nori knitting before she is sold and why?

3. What is Akira's room like?

4. How sick is Nori in Chapter 4, and what does it take to get her treatment?

5. How does Nori meet and become friends with Miyuki?

6. What is Nori's grandfather like?

7. What happens when Nori's grandmother visits her in Chapter 2?

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

9. What pictures does Nori see in her mind when she listens to Akira play?

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

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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