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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is one of Takeo's best memories?
2. How does Yuki feel about public speaking?
3. In Chapter 14, what does Masa believe about becoming an artist?
4. What does Yuki do with the kimonos that Masa allows her to take?
5. Who gives Yuki the letter from her Aunt Aya in the beginning of Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Even though the novel is set primarily in the early 1970s, is its commentary on women and society is still relevant today? Why or why not? How would the novel's themes differ if the story were set in the United States during the same time period?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how the author's choice to include multiple points of view changes the perceptions of the reader.
• How has including the perspectives of other characters changed the role of Yuki? Has it influenced how one views her?
• Does reading the point of view of another character allow for more understanding or sympathy? Why or why not?
• How has this narrative technique helped the story? How has it hindered it?
• Why has the author chosen these particular sections to switch the point of view, particularly in the epilogue? What are some possible reasons to do so?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how the book benefits from the author's choice to include flashbacks within many of the chapters.
Part 1) Why are the flashbacks important in defining characters? What are some examples when a flashback has brought new and interesting facts about a character to light?
Part 2) When considering the novel's overall theme of remembrance, why are flashbacks an appropriate vehicle for the story?
Part 3) What are the disadvantages to including flashbacks? What are the merits?
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