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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. What two people do Stephen and his father discuss shortly before his father's departure?
2. What does Stephen's mother ask him to do?
3. Why does Sachi say Tomoko contracted leprosy?
4. How does Stephen feel about his father leaving Tamuri in October of 1937?
5. What gift does Matsu give Stephen after the visit to Yamaguchi?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Setsbun celebrated?
2. How does the visit to Sachi impact the relationship between Stephen and Matsu?
3. What does Stephen's father reveal about Matsu's history?
4. Why does Stephen lie to his mother?
5. Describe the state of Stephen's relationship with Keiko when she gives him the yoken.
6. How does Stephen describe Matsu's garden?
7. Describe a daruma doll.
8. What does Stephen think of Matsu when they initially meet?
9. What conflicting accounts of the war does Stephen hear?
10. Describe Yamaguchi.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
While Stephen is the main character in the story, there are also many supporting and minor characters that add to his tale. Choose one other main character, one supporting character, and one minor character. For each one, compare and contrast him or her with Stephen and give examples of how that person affected his life in positive or negative way.
Essay Topic 2
Honor is a theme explored in many circumstances and relationships in the Samurai's Garden. In regards to Stephen's parents, their marriage and the way both dealt with the revelation of his father's affair, discuss what it means to be honorable. Give specific examples and explain why you believe that his parents did or did not act honorably in each one. What do you feel they should have, if anything, done differently? What information that you do not have would change your perceptions of them and their actions?
Essay Topic 3
When Stephen overhears Kenzo's attack on Sachi, he remains silent. Should he have spoken up and defended her? Argue this point from both the opinion that he should have spoken up and from the perspective that he was wise to remain silent. Compare the way Stephen handles this situation with the way he handles another event in the story.
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