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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What good news does Akiko learn?
(a) She is getting a divorce.
(b) Her husband has been arrested.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is going to get a new job.

2. What makes Sloan and Jane very happy when they spend a romantic night together?
(a) They see her belly move and are startled.
(b) They are getting married.
(c) Jane promises to take it easy so that the baby develops properly.
(d) They feel the baby kick and get very excited.

3. What does Sloan think about what has happened?
(a) He thinks that it is God's way of saying they should not have a baby.
(b) He is relieved.
(c) He hopes she does not stay sick long.
(d) He thinks that Jane has lost the baby because of her carelessness.

4. When John is around his wife, how does he feel about her?
(a) He feels anger and resentment.
(b) He feels very unattracted to her.
(c) He wants her to be more aggressive.
(d) He loves her very much.

5. What does Jane want the Japanese housewives, hopefully, to learn?
(a) To cook good American food for their husbands.
(b) That they would have better lives in America.
(c) The truth behind the Japanese meat industry.
(d) To be better wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is causing all of the disfigurements in Gale and Rose?

2. Meanwhile, what is happening to Akiko?

3. What does Jane think will harm her baby the most?

4. What does Akiko arrange to do?

5. How does Akiko act at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jane happy about Suzie Flowers?

2. As the book progresses, what is happening to Akiko?

3. Why is Jane arrested?

4. How does Jane help Akiko start her life in America?

5. When they discuss Dave's background, what does the crew learn?

6. How does Akiko think she can help Jane?

7. What has Jane decided to do about the baby?

8. Why does Jane feel so upset about her life?

9. How does Jane begin to see John?

10. Why does John get what he deserves?

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