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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Yukiko's chaperone not sure of?
(a) Mr. Hashibera financial situation.
(b) Mr. Hashidera's daughter willingness to get a stepmother.
(c) Yukiko's interest in getting married.
(d) Mr. Hashidera's interest in getting married.

2. Where do the sisters and Mimaki meet for the first time?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Kobe.
(d) Osaka.

3. What does Sachiko ask Teinosuke to approach the main house about?
(a) Taeko's wish to marry Itakura..
(b) Taeko's plan to go to Paris.
(c) Taeko's future as a working woman.
(d) Taeko's wish to take on dancing.

4. What doesn't Taeko come to the house while Teinosuke is home?
(a) For her own sanity.
(b) For fear of being followed by the maid.
(c) For fear of punishment.
(d) For appearance's sake.

5. Why is the family concerned about the two unwed sisters?
(a) Suitors could crash the celebrations.
(b) They cannot participate in the celebration as single women.
(c) They are proof the family failed to find them husbands.
(d) They are proof that something is wrong with them.

6. What does Sachiko sense about Sawzaki?
(a) He is not interested in Yukiko.
(b) He want to marry Yukiko.
(c) He wants to court Taeko.
(d) He is prideful.

7. What happens that Sachiko see as a bad omen?
(a) The train breaks down.
(b) The boat runs ashore.
(c) The car breaks down.
(d) The bus breaks down.

8. Where is Sawazaki from?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Yokohama.
(c) Ogaki.
(d) Tokyo.

9. What do Sachiko, Yukiko, Etsuko and Taeko do the night they arrive at Mrs Sugano's?
(a) Go to dinner on the coast.
(b) Go firefly hunting.
(c) Go to a recital.
(d) Go to a theater.

10. Who is Mrs. Stoltz strict with?
(a) Her servant.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her husband.

11. What does the local doctor tell Sachiko Taeko might have?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Chiken pox.
(c) Disentry.
(d) Anthrax.

12. When are Sachiko, Yukiko, Etsuko and Taeko supposed to meet Saqazaki?
(a) The day after their arrival at Mrs. Sugano's.
(b) The day of their arrival at Mrs. Sugano's.
(c) Two days after their arrival at Mrs. Sugano's.
(d) Three days after their arrival at Mrs. Sugano's.

13. What field does Mimaki shown some promise in?
(a) Commerce.
(b) Singing.
(c) Car repair.
(d) Architecture.

14. Who introduces Saigusa to Yukiko?
(a) Tatsuo.
(b) Mrs Itani.
(c) Okubata.
(d) Sachiko.

15. Who transmits the letter from Sawazaki to Sachiko?
(a) Mrs. Tokina.
(b) Mrs. Hashimata.
(c) Mrs. Sugano.
(d) Mrs. Itani.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Taeko ask for money from Tatsuo and Tsuruko?

2. Where is Taeko resting while sick?

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

4. When is Yukiko introduced to Saigusa?

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

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