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

2. Who takes the initiative to ask for a neighbor's help as the house shows sign of weakness?
(a) Taeko.
(b) Yukiko.
(c) Tsuruko.
(d) O-Haru.

3. What does Sachiko do after the storm?
(a) He cries.
(b) Returns to Osaka.
(c) Helps with the moving of the main house.
(d) Go to an inn.

4. Who tells Sachiko that Yukiko should live at the main house and not with her?
(a) Taeko.
(b) Tatsuo.
(c) Her sister.
(d) An aunt.

5. Who does Taeko go with after the cancellation of her class?
(a) Her teacher.
(b) One of her schoolmates.
(c) Okubata.
(d) Itekata.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose clothes does Taeko wear when coming back home according to Book II Chapter 12?

2. When does Sachiko plan on returning to Osaka?

3. What classes does Taeko take?

4. What does Teinosuke suggest Sachiko to do in Tokyo?

5. Who is supporting the conversation during the dinner with Segoshi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What measures does Teinosuke go to to assure Segoshi of Yukiko's health during the mutual investigations in Chapters 12-14?

2. What does Okubata claim in Chapter 18?

3. Who overshadows Yukiko?

4. What breaks the deal for the marriage between Segoshi and Yukiko?

5. Under what pretext would the family allow Yukiko to return?

6. Why do the Makoika sisters stand out according to Chapter 19?

7. Who is Mrs. Itani according to Chapter 2?

8. What opinion does Yukiko have on the marriage issue in Chapter 17?

9. What is a "miai" dinner as described in Chapters 10 and 11?

10. Why is O-Haru the topic of converasation between Sachiko and Tsuruko in Chapter 17?

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