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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Teinosuke on his way to Taeko's school?

2. Why do Tatsuo and Tsuruko have to move into a smaller house?

3. Who contacts Sachiko about Nomura?

4. What does Yukiko say she will follow?

5. What declines during the 1930s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Sachiko arrive in Chapter 15?

2. How does Book II, Chapter 1 open?

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

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

5. What problem revolves around Yukiko according to Book I, Chapter 1?

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

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

8. What does Yukiko struggle with in Chapters 23 and 24?

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

10. What causes tension in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of foreigners in the novel and how the author uses foreshadowing by introducing these characters.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two male characters and compare their roles in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role that Taeko plays in the novel and how and why she breaks from Japanese tradition.

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