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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. What type of wife does Segoshi profess his preference for?
(a) Active.
(b) Independent.
(c) Accepting western influences.
(d) Quiet and traditional.

2. Who does Sachiko take to Tokyo beside Yukiko and Etsuko according to Book II, Chapters 14-20?
(a) Teinosuke.
(b) Taeko.
(c) Itakura.
(d) O-Haru.

3. Why are Sachiko, Taeko, Yukiko and Etsuko stopped and asked to be photographed?
(a) They wear western clothes.
(b) They are four beautigful women traveling alone.
(c) They wear traditional Japanese dresses.
(d) They are the only women on the train.

4. Why does Sachiko not want to urge Yukiko about a new suitor?
(a) She wants Yukiko to be sure she wants to marry.
(b) The breakdown of negotiations is still recent.
(c) She wants to find someone for Taeko first.
(d) She wants to make sure the man is honest before telling Yukiko about him.

5. Who is Segoshi according to Book I, Chapters 10-16?
(a) Sachiko's brother.
(b) Sachiko's suitor.
(c) Etiko's husband.
(d) Yukiko's potential husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the oldest sister?

2. Why does Yukiko refuse to marry Nomura?

3. Why is Teinosuke going to go get Etsuko from school?

4. What is Nomura's odd habit?

5. What blocks Teinosuke on his way to getting Taeko?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Sachiko arrive in Chapter 15?

4. What does Okubata claim in Chapter 18?

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

6. Why does the meeting with Nomura not go well in Chapter 28?

7. Whose intentions does Sachiko wonder about in Chapter 6?

8. What does Chapter 11 describe about Itakura?

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

10. What does the dance recital show about Taeko in Chapter 3?

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