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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kaname worried about facing if he gets divorced at the wrong time?
(a) The loss of his son's admiration.
(b) Misako's angry father.
(c) A demotion at work.
(d) A lonely winter.

2. What does Takanatsu think Kaname should tell Hiroshi about his parents' marriage?
(a) The truth.
(b) That Misako's father wants her to marry someone else.
(c) That Misako is to blame for everything.
(d) That Kaname is to blame for everything.

3. What does Kaname acknowledge about his relationship with Misako in Chapter 5?
(a) Their backgrounds are too different.
(b) They were deeply in love when they married.
(c) They get along very well.
(d) They are too much alike.

4. Why is Takanatsu regarded as an authority on divorce?
(a) He has written a book on the subject.
(b) He is divorced.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) His parents are divorced.

5. What does Kaname say he will not do after he divorces?
(a) Stay in Osaka.
(b) See Hiroshi.
(c) Fall into bad habits.
(d) Remarry.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, what kind of show are Kaname and Misako thinking about going to?

2. Why was Takanatsu originally told about Kaname and Misako's marital problems?

3. What does Osaka remind Kaname of?

4. What decade does "Some Prefer Nettles" take place in?

5. Why does Kaname think he should attend the show in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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