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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the count talk to Satoko about at Gesshu Monastery in "Chapter 47"?

2. What type of trial does Honda watch in court in "Chapter 29"?

3. How do Chao P's fellow students feel about him before he leaves for Siam?

4. Why does Chao P pass out in "Chapter 35"?

5. What fruit does Kiyoaki eat with Honda in "Chapter 28"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Tadeshina and Iinuma. Consider their relationships with Kiyoaki and Satoko, as well as how they feel about their social status.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the narrator of this novel. What is effective about having a third-person, disconnected narrator? What is ineffective? Define third-person, disconnected narrator in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze "Spring Snow" as a love story. How does it fit the genre? How does it not?

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