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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 news does Taeko receive from Katherine?
(a) She made friend with a nobleman.
(b) She made her way to America.
(c) She married a wealthy man.
(d) She settled in Germany.

2. What becomes more frequent after the war with China escalates?
(a) Recitals.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Blackouts.
(d) Metal recycling drives.

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

4. Who chaperones Yukiko when meeting Mr. Hashidera?
(a) Sachiko.
(b) Etekuo.
(c) Teinosuke.
(d) Tatsuo.

5. Who is at fault for Yukiko's not marrying according to Teinosuke?
(a) The family.
(b) The various suitors.
(c) His own.
(d) Her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sachiko sense about Sawzaki?

2. When does Book III, Chapters 19-24 open?

3. Who introduces Saigusa to Yukiko?

4. What does Sachiko tell Yukiko about?

5. Why is Tatsuo opposed to Taeko learning sewing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Itakura in Chapter 33 and Chapter 34?

2. What does Sachiko arrange in Chapter 20?

3. What does Sachiko sense about Sawazaki?

4. What furthers the conflict between Sachiko and the main house in Chapter 23?

5. What decision does Taeko make in Chapter 12?

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

7. How do Teinosuke and Sachiko make decisions based on the conversation in Chapter 23?

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

9. Why does Yukiko panic?

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

(see the answer keys)

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