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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Kaname say he encouraged Misako to do?
(a) Wear makeup.
(b) Go on holidays alone.
(c) Run away with Hiroshi.
(d) Move back in with her father.

2. To what does Kaname compare the portrayal of women in Japanese theater?
(a) Their portrayal in Hollywood films.
(b) Their portrayal in Chinese theatre.
(c) Their portrayal in Western literature.
(d) Their portrayal in Greek tragedies.

3. What might make Misako's boyfriend unwilling to marry her?
(a) If Kaname refuses to pay her alimony.
(b) If Misako has custody of her son.
(c) If she stays with Kaname much longer.
(d) If Misako's father disowns her.

4. What style does the music and theater of Osaka follow?
(a) The Edo period style.
(b) The Meijo period style.
(c) The Showa period style.
(d) The Heian period style.

5. What does Misako try not to do in the booth at the theater?
(a) Fall asleep.
(b) Touch Kaname.
(c) Drink too much.
(d) Speak to her father's mistress.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Takanatsu say about the different types of women in Chapter 5?

3. How does Hiroshi amuse his father and Takanatsu in Chapter 4?

4. What does Osaka remind Kaname of?

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

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