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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 does Sachiko ask Yukiko in the car on their way home?

2. What does the man who took over the family business do in order to insure the continuity of the business?

3. Where are the Stoltzes from?

4. What do Taeko, Sachiko and Teinosuke think during the dinner?

5. Who contacts Sachiko about Nomura?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who overshadows Yukiko?

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

4. What part of Etsuko's composition does Yukiko cross out in Chapter 8?

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

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

7. Where does Sachiko arrive in Chapter 15?

8. What event is described in Chapters 4 and 5?

9. What does Okubata claim in Chapter 18?

10. What is Sachiko looking forward to in Chapter 14 and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the relationship between Taeko and Itakura with Taeko and Okubata.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the development of conflict between the main house and the sisters.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of the "miai" dinner and investigations into a potential spouse's background.

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