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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kiyoaki say leaves with the two Siamese princes?

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

3. In "Chapter 49", what makes Kiyoaki feel isolated during his spring break?

4. What does Honda do when he finally meets with the senior nun?

5. Why does Kiyoaki decide to walk part way to the monastery in "Chapter 52"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 the theme of passion in "Spring Snow." Define theme in your essay and give examples of passion from the novel.

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