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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. When does Book III, Chapters 19-24 open?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) March.

2. Where does Okubata get many of the gifts he gave Taeko?
(a) From his parents.
(b) From his family's store.
(c) From the neigbor's house.
(d) From his brother.

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

4. Why is Sachiko angry at Yukiko?
(a) She went and met Hashidera without a chaperone.
(b) She said to Hashidera that she wanted to marry him.
(c) She refused to go walk with Hashidera.
(d) She invited Hashidera to the house.

5. Why is the main house organizing a ceremony?
(a) Sachiko's wedding anniversary.
(b) The cherry blossoms.
(c) The anniversary of the death of the sisters' parents.
(d) The new year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Okubata do during the recital?

2. What is Mr. Hashidera's profession?

3. How many times has Mimaki been married?

4. How does Yukiko treat Okubata when he comes to visit Taeko?

5. What does Sachiko sense about Sawzaki?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sachiko arrange in Chapter 20?

3. What revelation does Sachiko have in Chapter 23?

4. What does Yukiko do in Chapter 26?

5. What decision does Taeko make in Chapter 12?

6. What does Sachiko take as a bad omen?

7. Why is Sachiko alarmed in regard to Taeko in Chapter 31?

8. Who do they meet in Tokyo in Chapter 30?

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

10. What does Sachiko learn about Taeko in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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