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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 is Mimaki from?

2. Who does Sachiko write a letter to reporting on Taeko?

3. What do Sachiko, Yukiko, Etsuko and Taeko do the night they arrive at Mrs Sugano's?

4. What would have happened had Taeko been discovered at Okubata's?

5. What disease is Taeko suspected of having in Book III, Chapters 19-24?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Yukiko recognize on the train?

3. What decision does Taeko make in Chapter 12?

4. What do Sachiko and Yukiko ignore in Chapter 19?

5. Who is Mimaki?

6. What is a cause of concern for Teinosuke in Chapter 28?

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

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

9. What does Sachiko sense about Sawazaki?

10. What does Taeko insist on based on Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the setting of the novel "The Makoika Sisters".

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the relationship between Etsuko and Yukiko and how this role changes throughout the course of the novel.

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