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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 does the local doctor tell Sachiko Taeko might have?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Anthrax.
(c) Disentry.
(d) Chiken pox.

2. How many mistresses does Okubata have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

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

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

5. Who joins Mrs. Itani in the quest to find Yukiko a husband in Book III, Chapters 13-18?
(a) Mrs. Niu.
(b) Mrs. Sakiko.
(c) Mrs. Itoki.
(d) Mrs. Kitano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Taeko ask for money from Tatsuo and Tsuruko?

2. How does Yukiko treat Okubata when he comes to visit Taeko?

3. What does Sachiko think of the new neighbors?

4. What is Miyoshi's occupation?

5. Why is Taeko seeing Okubata according to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Yukiko panic?

3. Who does Yukiko recognize on the train?

4. Who is Mimaki?

5. What does Yukiko do in Chapter 26?

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

7. What is the fault of the family according to Teinosuke?

8. Who do they meet in Tokyo in Chapter 30?

9. Why do Yukiko, Taeko, Etsuko, and Sachiko travel by train to Ogaki in Book III, Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer keys)

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