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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. Why is Sachiko angry at Yukiko?

2. Why is Mrs. Itani selling her shop?

3. Why does Taeko ask for money from Tatsuo and Tsuruko?

4. Who transmits the letter from Sawazaki to Sachiko?

5. Why is Taeko's teacher canceling her trip to Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sachiko sense about Sawazaki?

2. Who is Mimaki?

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

4. What bad news does O-haru bring?

5. What does Yukiko do in Chapter 26?

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

7. What announcement does Mrs. Itani make in Chapter 27?

8. What does Sawazaki say in his letter in Book III, Chapter 7?

9. What revelation does Sachiko have in Chapter 23?

10. What happens with many of the family's friends in Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of social propriety and appearance based on the character of Yukiko.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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