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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the oldest sister?
(a) Taeko.
(b) Yukiko.
(c) Tsuruko
(d) Sachiko.

2. What does Sachiko notice as Taeko comes back?
(a) she has no shoes.
(b) She wears different clothes.
(c) She is happy.
(d) She is not wet.

3. When did Katherina leave Russia?
(a) When the Communists took power.
(b) When her father died.
(c) In 1929.
(d) After her birth.

4. How old is Yukiko?
(a) 23.
(b) 31.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

5. How many sisters form the Makioka family according to Book I, Chapters 1-9?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many mistresses does Okubata have?

2. Why does Yukiko refuse to marry Nomura?

3. What do Taeko, Sachiko and Teinosuke think considering the strange circumstances at the dinner party?

4. Where are Mrs Stoltz's children?

5. What does Sachiko think of the new neighbors?

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