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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 is Katherine leaving for?

2. Why is there tension between Taeko and Yukiko?

3. What is Mr. Hashidera's profession?

4. Where is Sawazaki from?

5. Who risked his life to save Taeko during the flood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Hashidera according to Chapter 13?

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

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

4. Why is Sachiko alarmed in regard to Taeko in Chapter 31?

5. What does Sachiko arrange in Chapter 20?

6. Who is Mimaki?

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

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

9. What does Tsuruko seem concerned with in Chapter 22?

10. What decision does Taeko make in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Sachiko and Teinosuke.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine how honor plays a role in "The Makoika Sisters" and how a disinheritance can affect one's honor.

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