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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. Who does Sachiko receive a gift from?

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

3. Why is the family concerned about the two unwed sisters?

4. Where do Taeko and Etsuko go while Sawazaki meets Yukiko?

5. Where does Taeko return at night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sachiko take as a bad omen?

3. Why is there tension between the main house and the rest of the family in Chapter 8?

4. What bad news does O-haru bring?

5. Why does Yukiko panic?

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

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

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

9. What does Sachiko sense about Sawazaki?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the memorial service for the Makoika sisters' parents and discuss how its planning creates conflict.

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