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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Misako and Takanatsu return downstairs in Chapter 6?
(a) To take the dogs outside.
(b) To find Hiroshi.
(c) To talk to Kaname.
(d) For breakfast.

2. What city do Kaname and Misako live in?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Hiroshima.

3. How does Misako describe marriage?
(a) As a sense of security.
(b) As an oppressive ritual.
(c) As an outdated institution.
(d) As different than anyone expects.

4. What does Takanatsu offer to do for Kaname in Chapter 5?
(a) Let Kaname stay at his house.
(b) Speak to his father-in-law.
(c) Recommend a lawyer.
(d) Speak to Hiroshi.

5. In Chapter 3, after the puppet show ends, what does Misako indicate it is a good time to do?
(a) To order some food.
(b) To call home to check on their son.
(c) To go to the restroom.
(d) For her and Kaname to leave.

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

7. How does Hiroshi amuse his father and Takanatsu in Chapter 4?
(a) By speaking with an Osakan accent.
(b) By telling an adult joke.
(c) By speaking cutely to the dog.
(d) By imitating his grandfather.

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

9. What was Takanatsu's wife's name?
(a) Shizuka.
(b) Reiko..
(c) Yoshiko.
(d) Sachiko.

10. Who is Aso?
(a) Misako's boyfriend.
(b) Misako's cousin.
(c) The babysitter.
(d) Kaname's employer.

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

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

13. Worried about going with Takanatsu, what excuse does Hiroshi use to excuse himself from the trip?
(a) He made a promise to visit a friend.
(b) He has homework to do.
(c) He doesn't want to leave his dog.
(d) He has been feeling unwell.

14. How does Kaname react to the puppet shows?
(a) He is bored by them.
(b) He is offended by them.
(c) He is riveted by them.
(d) He is embarassed by them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Hiroshi imagine Takanatsu telling him on the train?

2. What does Kaname say he will not do after he divorces?

3. How does Kaname think of Tokyoites in comparison to Osakans?

4. What kind of man does Kaname say he is in Chapter 3?

5. What do Misako and Takanatsu joke Lindy might catch a disease by doing?

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