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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kiyoaki say he feels about Satoko when he sees her as a teenager for the first time?
(a) Confused by her.
(b) Entertained by her.
(c) More interested in her.
(d) Less interested in her.

2. What does Satoko say after Kiyoaki kisses her for the first time?
(a) That she is sorry.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That he made a mistake.
(d) That she should go home.

3. How does Satoko describe Prince Harunori's dignity when she first meets him?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Fake.
(c) Empty.
(d) Boring.

4. In "Chapter 13," what does Honda say people ignore when looking back on history?
(a) Individual personalities.
(b) Social categories.
(c) Women.
(d) Movements of men.

5. In "Chapter 13," what does Honda say someone must believe in if they believe in chance?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Will.
(c) God.
(d) Luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 16," when does Kiyoaki visit his grandmother?

2. How do Kiyoaki and Satoko help care for the dead dog?

3. Who does Iinuma confess to flirting with in "Chapter 10"?

4. In "Chapter 21," what does Kiyoaki say about Satoko's offer of marriage?

5. In "Chapter 14," what does Iinuma hear in the ceiling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Satoko insist the affair must end in "Chapter 36"?

2. What role do Kiyoaki's parents play in Satoko's engagement?

3. In "Chapter 18," how do Kiyoaki's family's guests reveal the order of their society?

4. What does Kiyoaki realize in "Chapter 25"?

5. In "Chapter 7," what does Honda note about Japanese tradition?

6. What are the spring festivities in "Chapter 16"?

7. In "Chapter 24," why do the Siamese princes want to go home?

8. What is Kiyoaki and Satoko's first kiss like?

9. Why does Satoko's family visit the monastery? What happens when Satoko visits the Gesshu Monastery after her abortion? in "Chapter 43"?

10. How does Kiyoaki's father feel about his role in the 1912 New Year's celebration?

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