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Obasan
Joy Kogawa
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary and Analysis
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapters 3 and 4
Chapters 5–7
Chapters 8–11
Chapters 12–14
Chapters 15–20
Chapters 21–24
Chapters 25–30
Chapters 31–34
Chapters 35–39
Characters
Character List
Naomi
Obasan
Aunt Emily
Stephen
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapters 3 and 4
Chapters 5-7
Chapters 8-11
Chapters 12-14
Chapters 15-20
Chapters 21-24
Chapters 25-30
Chapters 31-34
Chapters 35-39
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Glossary of Literary Terms
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Further Study
Chapters 5-7 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 5-7 Quiz
1
of 5
What does Naomi glimpse in the attic that makes her return to the question of why her mother never came back?
A quilt
A doll
A violin
A wheelchair
2
of 5
Naomi dreams of an animal that is a combination of ___.
Fish and eagle
Serpent and wolf
Rat and pig
Lion and dog
3
of 5
Who sent the package that arrives at Obasan's house?
Grandma Kato
Aunt Emily
Stephen
Nakayama-sensei
4
of 5
How much did the government give Grandpa Kato for his Cadillac?
Nothing
Three dollars
Thirty dollars
Three hundred dollars
5
of 5
How did Uncle judge Aunt Emily's efforts to dig into the past?
Unladylike
Courageous
Un-Canadian
Necessary
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