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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. Who does Sachiko write a letter to reporting on Taeko?
(a) Hokibata.
(b) Etiko.
(c) Sachiko.
(d) Tsuruko.

2. What does Sachiko think of the new neighbors?
(a) They seems nice.
(b) She tries to ignore them.
(c) She does not trust them.
(d) She likes them.

3. What surgery does Itakura have?
(a) Leg surgery.
(b) Back surgery.
(c) Arm surgery.
(d) Ear surgery.

4. How do Sachiko, Yukiko, Etsuko and Taeko go to see Sawazaki?
(a) By car.
(b) By boat.
(c) By train.
(d) By bus.

5. What do Sachiko, Yukiko, Etsuko and Taeko do the night they arrive at Mrs Sugano's?
(a) Go to a theater.
(b) Go to a recital.
(c) Go firefly hunting.
(d) Go to dinner on the coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Okubata considering going?

2. Why do Sachiko, Etsuko and Taeko part ways with Yukiko on their trip back to Osaka?

3. Why do Sachiko, Yukiko, Etsuko and Taeko put on her fine clothes for the trip?

4. What does Yukiko think of Taeko and Okubata?

5. What are Taeko's sisters trying to encourage her to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sachiko arrange in Chapter 20?

2. How do Teinosuke and Sachiko make decisions based on the conversation in Chapter 23?

3. What furthers the conflict between Sachiko and the main house in Chapter 23?

4. What does Tsuruko seem concerned with in Chapter 22?

5. Why is there tension between the main house and the rest of the family in Chapter 8?

6. What does Mrs. Stoltz do in Chapter 21?

7. What bad news does O-haru bring?

8. Who does Yukiko recognize on the train?

9. What decision does Taeko make in Chapter 12?

10. What does Sachiko learn about Taeko in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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