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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tsuruko say about Taeko and Okubata in the letter sent to Sachiko?
(a) That they cannot marry.
(b) That they must marry.
(c) That they must put in writting what their intensions are toward each other.
(d) That they must move away from Osaka.

2. Who is Mrs. Stoltz packing with in Book II, Chapters 21-27?
(a) Her maids.
(b) Her younger children.
(c) Sachiko.
(d) Her husband.

3. Where is Taeko resting while sick?
(a) At Sachiko.
(b) At Itekuba.
(c) At Okubata's.
(d) At the main house.

4. Where is Okubata considering going?
(a) America.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Russia.
(d) Manchouria.

5. Where do Taeko and Etsuko go while Sawazaki meets Yukiko?
(a) A local temple.
(b) A local landmark.
(c) A theater.
(d) A recital.

6. What becomes more frequent after the war with China escalates?
(a) Blackouts.
(b) Recitals.
(c) Funerals.
(d) Metal recycling drives.

7. What happens that Sachiko see as a bad omen?
(a) The train breaks down.
(b) The car breaks down.
(c) The boat runs ashore.
(d) The bus breaks down.

8. How many times has Mimaki been married?
(a) twice.
(b) Four time.
(c) Never.
(d) Three time.

9. Why does Hashidera call Yukiko?
(a) To ask her about why she hasn't married yet.
(b) To talk to her about his daughter.
(c) To ask her to go on a walk with him.
(d) To call off the negotiations.

10. Why is Taeko's teacher canceling her trip to Paris?
(a) She now wants to to to America.
(b) Threat of war.
(c) She found a better paying job.
(d) She does not have enough money to go.

11. Why does Sachiko admire Mr. Sloltz?
(a) Her fashion sense.
(b) Her careful housekeeping.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her strong will.

12. Why is Sachiko angry at Yukiko?
(a) She invited Hashidera to the house.
(b) She refused to go walk with Hashidera.
(c) She went and met Hashidera without a chaperone.
(d) She said to Hashidera that she wanted to marry him.

13. Who introduces Saigusa to Yukiko?
(a) Tatsuo.
(b) Okubata.
(c) Mrs Itani.
(d) Sachiko.

14. Where does Okubata get many of the gifts he gave Taeko?
(a) From his family's store.
(b) From his brother.
(c) From the neigbor's house.
(d) From his parents.

15. Who does Rosemary spend her last night in Japan with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Yukiko.
(c) Etsuko.
(d) Her best friend Roseanne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sachiko think of Mr. Hashidera?

2. Why is Okubata upset at Sachiko?

3. What surgery does Itakura have?

4. What does Taeko do when confronted by Yukiko?

5. Where does Teinosuke go to meet Mr. Hashidera a few days after he visited Ashiya?

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