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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 decide while looking at the picture?

2. Who has final say in the decision to marry Yukiko to Segoshi?

3. What does Mrs. Stoltz tell Yukiko?

4. Who invites Taeko, Sachiko and Teinosuke for dinner in Book I, Chapters 17-22?

5. How many sisters form the Makioka family according to Book I, Chapters 1-9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Book II, Chapter 1 open?

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

3. What underling theme is further developed in Chapter 12 through the Stoltz family?

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

5. Who overshadows Yukiko?

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

7. What does Okubata claim in Chapter 18?

8. Why do the Makoika sisters stand out according to Chapter 19?

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

10. Who is O-Haru and what traits did she possess based on Chapters 4 and 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of women in Japanese society during the setting of the novel and discuss the opposition to Taeko becoming a "working woman".

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of O-Haru in the novel and examine her actions, traits, and characteristics.

Essay Topic 3

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

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