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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Paloma threaten to spread rumors about the therapist?
(a) To get him to move.
(b) To see if he is a good therapist.
(c) To provoke him into making Paloma leave.
(d) To see if he is able to read her well.

2. What is Paloma fascinated about concerning the therapist?
(a) His eyes are two different colors.
(b) His hands are smaller than Paloma's hands.
(c) He does not seem to move even when he talks.
(d) He has a bald spot on the side of his head.

3. What does Renee think about concerning art?
(a) Its incongruence.
(b) Its way of soothing stress.
(c) Its ability to heal.
(d) Its inconsistency.

4. Who calls Kakuro?
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His broker.
(d) His son.

5. Why is Manuela excited about being retained by Kakura?
(a) He wants her to reside in his apartment complex.
(b) He has a good-looking cook about her age.
(c) He has few demands.
(d) He gave her raise.

6. What amazes Renee about her new hair style?
(a) It is simple yet elegant.
(b) It bespeaks a woman of taste.
(c) It seems so chic.
(d) It is so fluffy.

7. What surprises Manuela when she and Renee are talking about Renee's upcoming dinner date?
(a) That Renee is not nervous.
(b) That Renee does not have a suitable dress.
(c) That Renee is terribly nervous.
(d) That Renee had even thought of turning Kakuro down.

8. Who is Paul Nguyen?
(a) Kakuro's assistant.
(b) Kakuro's son.
(c) Kakuro's cousin.
(d) Kakuro's nephew.

9. What surprises Renee about Kakuro's last name?
(a) It is the same as another Japanese man she knows.
(b) It is the same as both a favorite author and filmmaker of Renee's.
(c) It is German.
(d) It is not Japanese.

10. What is on Kakuro's wall in the entryway?
(a) A tapestry from 1300s Japan.
(b) A reproduction of one of Renee's favorite paintings.
(c) Two crossed Samurai swords.
(d) A Japanese music box.

11. What surprises Manuela when she arrives at Renee's apartment?
(a) Renee is crying.
(b) Paloma being there.
(c) Renee has a black eye.
(d) Renee is gone but Columbe is there.

12. What do Renee and Kakuro discuss before he shows her his kitchen?
(a) The tapestry hanging in the entryway.
(b) The way the Japanese value austerity.
(c) The painting in the entryway.
(d) The haiku poem he gives her.

13. What Japanese tradition does Kakuro explain?
(a) That they take off their shoes.
(b) That they hide the sounds of flushing.
(c) That the younger person pours the tea for the older person.
(d) That the more powerful person pours the tea for the less powerful person.

14. What is Renee careful about as she walks to Kakuro's apartment?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That she not be seen.
(c) That she let it known she is not on duty.
(d) That she play "dumb."

15. What wakes Renee early the next morning?
(a) A phone call.
(b) A scream.
(c) A crash.
(d) A knock on her door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Renee think about as far as at in chapter 11?

2. Why does Paloma's mother take her to a therapist?

3. From what book does Renee quote after meeting Kakuro?

4. Why is Columbe been driving Paloma crazy?

5. What is one topic Renee and Kakuro discuss over dinner?

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