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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 field does Mimaki shown some promise in?

2. Why does Taeko return to Ashiya precipitately?

3. Who introduces Saigusa to Yukiko?

4. Where does Teinosuke go to meet Mr. Hashidera a few days after he visited Ashiya?

5. What surgery does Itakura have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mimaki?

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

3. What bad news does O-haru bring?

4. Why does Yukiko panic?

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

6. What does Sachiko take as a bad omen?

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

8. Who does Yukiko recognize on the train?

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

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

Define theme and discuss the theme of hostility as portrayed in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of women in Japanese society during the setting of the novel and discuss the opposition to Taeko becoming a "working woman".

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