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David Guterson Biography

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Introduction
Historical Introduction to the Novel

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Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapter 11
Chapters 12–13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapters 17 and 18
Chapter 19
Chapters 20–21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapters 25–26
Chapters 27–28
Chapters 29–30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32

Character List

Critical Essays

Narrative Techniques: Guterson's Literary Form
Guterson's Use of Details
Depersonalization and Hate in Snow Falling on Cedars
Plot of Snow Falling on Cedars
Characters, Symbols, Motifs, and Themes in Snow Falling on Cedars
Role of Gender in Snow Falling on Cedars
Use of Duality in Snow Falling on Cedars

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1:  Hatsue asked Kabuo to marry her because

a. she needed to get over Ishmael

b. she loved Kabuo all along

c. her mother told her to

d. she was pregnant
2:  Ishmael writes for what paper?

a. The Islander

b. The Hakujin

c. San Piedro Review

d. Daily Manzanar
3:  Ishmael's writing a letter to Hatsue is one way Guterson effectively shows the reader

a. how much Ishmael hates Hatsue

b. why Ishmael is blameless in the events of his life

c. how Ishmael lost his arm

d. how Hatsue deceived him
4:  Although visibly composed in the courtroom, Kabuo feels guilt and anger over what incident?

a. Lack of respect from islanders

b. Killing Germans during the war

c. Killing Carl Heine, Jr.

d. Enlisting in the army
5:  The Japanese art possibly used to inflict the would behind Carl’s left ear is called

a. kenpo

b. karate

c. kendo

d. katana
6:  What information was Ishmael researching at the lighthouse the night he discovered the truth about Carl’s death?

a. The internment of Japanese-Americans

b. Tidal waves

c. The Strawberry Festival

d. The weather
7:  Helen Chambers and Hatsue give Ishmael what advice?

a. Get a new job

b. Forgive himself

c. Get married and have children

d. Sit down and write the article
8:  Hatsue feared her future lives would be affected by what deceitful actions?

a. Using Kabuo to get over Ishmael

b. Lying to her mother

c. Considering herself American

d. A secret romance
9:  Etta Heine contributes what information during her testimony?

a. Carl Sr. tried to help the Miyamoto family.

b. Carl Sr. thought the Miyamotos were clean-living people.

c. Carl Sr. didn’t think Kabuo was a suitable friend for their son.

d. The Miyamotos missed the last two payments.
10:  Many Japanese believe that the individual is a part of a greater whole and no emphasis shall be placed on any one person while many Americans believe individuality separates them from all others and

a. is essential to understanding self

b. is what makes one person better than another

c. creates an interesting and diverse society

d. is key in the development of the ego
11:  Carl and Susan Marie’s marriage was based on

a. sex

b. trust

c. mutual respect

d. understanding
12:  Kabuo’s statement to Etta, “You haven’t done anything illegal. Wrong is a different matter,” shows the relationship between

a. right and wrong

b. legality and morality

c. truth and honor

d. integrity and pride



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