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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. Where are Mrs Stoltz's children?

2. How many people live in the main house?

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

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

5. Where is the main house of the Makioka family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Book II, Chapter 1 open?

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

4. What does Sachiko resolve in Chapter 7?

5. What does Aunt Tominaga insist in Chapter 22?

6. What does Chapter 11 describe about Itakura?

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

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

9. Whose intentions does Sachiko wonder about in Chapter 6?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Yukiko is contrasted with her sisters.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of Japanese tradition in the novel and how it impacts the lives of the characters.

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