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Book I, Chapters 1-9

1. How many sisters form the Makioka family according to Book I, Chapters 1-9?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What declines during the 1930s?
(a) The Makioka fortune.
(b) The Japanese influence.
(c) The Makioka's influence on the Emperor.
(d) The Japanese economy.

3. Who is the oldest sister?
(a) Yukiko.
(b) Sachiko.
(c) Tsuruko
(d) Taeko.

4. Where is the main house of the Makioka family?
(a) Kobe.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Osaka.

5. Who took over the Makioka family business at the death of the patriarch?
(a) Itsubata.
(b) Tatsuo.
(c) Sashiko.
(d) Etsuko.

6. What does the man who took over the family business do in order to insure the continuity of the business?
(a) Takes the name Makioka.
(b) Sells shares to family members.
(c) Marries Itsuko.
(d) Buys the business.

7. How old is Yukiko?
(a) 30.
(b) 23.
(c) 25.
(d) 31.

8. How old is Taeko?
(a) 31.
(b) 42.
(c) 19.
(d) 25.

9. How old was Taeko when she tried to elope?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

10. Who did the newspaper report as trying to elope?
(a) Yukiko.
(b) Sachiko.
(c) Etsuko.
(d) Turiko.

11. Who is Mrs. Itani?
(a) The family Seemstress.
(b) The family hairdresser.
(c) The family card reader.
(d) The family maid.

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