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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. Who introduces Saigusa to Yukiko?

2. Why is Okubata upset at Sachiko?

3. What does Sachiko think of Taeko seeing Okubata?

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

5. What does Okubata promise Sachiko?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sachiko sense about Sawazaki?

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

4. Who does Yukiko recognize on the train?

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

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

7. What does Yukiko do in Chapter 26?

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

9. What does Sawazaki say in his letter in Book III, Chapter 7?

10. What revelation does Sachiko have in Chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role that natural occurrences play in the lives of the Makoika sisters.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of men in the novel and analyze their role in the lives of the sisters.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two sisters and discuss the relationship between them.

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