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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Yukiko's chaperone not sure of?

3. Why is there tension between Taeko and Yukiko?

4. Where does Okubata get many of the gifts he gave Taeko?

5. Who moves to the Stoltz's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fault of the family according to Teinosuke?

2. What does Yukiko do in Chapter 26?

3. What decision does Taeko make in Chapter 12?

4. What bad news does O-haru bring?

5. What do Sachiko and Yukiko ignore in Chapter 19?

6. Who is Mimaki?

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

8. What does Sachiko take as a bad omen?

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

10. What happens with many of the family's friends in Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the relationship between Taeko and Itakura with Taeko and Okubata.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of O-Haru in the novel and examine her actions, traits, and characteristics.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the setting of the novel "The Makoika Sisters".

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