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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since Misako had a good night of sleep?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three months.
(c) A year.
(d) Weeks.

2. How do Kaname and Misako treat each other at home?
(a) Affectionately.
(b) Politely.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Rudely.

3. What did Takanatsu's wife do before she married?
(a) She was a courtesan.
(b) She was a translator.
(c) She was a shop keeper.
(d) She was an actress.

4. How is Misako and Kaname's relationship affected when Takanatsu is around?
(a) They stop talking to each other.
(b) They easily get angry with each other.
(c) They act just the same as they normally do.
(d) They have a happier manner with each other.

5. What does Osaka remind Kaname of?
(a) The unrefined merchant class.
(b) His childhood.
(c) The war.
(d) Japanese isolationism.

6. Why is Hiroshi out of school in Chapter 4?
(a) One of his teachers has died.
(b) He is ill.
(c) He is on spring break.
(d) His school is off for its anniversary holiday.

7. What is the name of the dog Takanatsu brings for Hiroshi?
(a) Dorie.
(b) Ollie.
(c) Pepper.
(d) Lindy.

8. When does Misako note she and Kaname get along much better?
(a) When they are honest about their feelings.
(b) When they don't set expectations for each other.
(c) When they don't have to pretend to be a proper married couple.
(d) When they focus their attention on Hiroshi.

9. Why does Takanatsu joke that Kaname will ruin his second marriage?
(a) Because Kaname will feel guilt about Misako.
(b) Because Kaname is incapable of being happy.
(c) Because Kaname is not suited to marriage.
(d) Because Kaname is a woman-worshipper.

10. What do Misako and Takanatsu joke about Lindy?
(a) Whether Kaname will like her more than his own dog.
(b) Whether other dogs will recognize her as a dog.
(c) Whether she is prettier than Misako.
(d) Whether she is a foreign spy.

11. How does Kaname think of Tokyoites in comparison to Osakans?
(a) Tokyoites are less liberal.
(b) Tokyoites are snobbish.
(c) Tokyoites are more polite.
(d) Tokyoites are more friendly.

12. What does Misako expect to happen when news of her divorce comes out?
(a) He father will invite her to live with him.
(b) She will have to move to another neighborhood.
(c) Hiroshi will turn against her.
(d) Rumors will spread about her.

13. What is the name of Misako's father's mistress?
(a) Meisa.
(b) Arisa.
(c) Sakura.
(d) O-hisa.

14. How does Misako describe herself when she is with Aso?
(a) As lost.
(b) As a wicked woman.
(c) As pretending to be someone she is not.
(d) As happy and natural.

15. What does Misako say Aso hates in Chapter 6?
(a) Children.
(b) Lying.
(c) Society's rules.
(d) Kaname.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what time does Misako wake up in the morning?

2. In Chapter 3, after the puppet show ends, what does Misako indicate it is a good time to do?

3. What does Misako say she is incapable of when she is alone with her husband?

4. What does Kaname think Misako would rather do than attend the show in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Takanatsu offer to take Hiroshi for a few days?

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