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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Misako say she is incapable of when she is alone with her husband?
(a) Saying what she wants.
(b) Showing Kaname affection.
(c) Letting Kaname get his own way.
(d) Acting sensibly.

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

3. How does Misako describe dating?
(a) As a strange torture.
(b) As a charade.
(c) As a fantasy.
(d) As a fun game.

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

5. Where does Takanatsu offer to take Hiroshi for a few days?
(a) Hokkaido.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Okinawa.
(d) Hong Kong.

6. What kind of man does Kaname say he is in Chapter 3?
(a) A man's man.
(b) A family man.
(c) A woman-worshipper.
(d) Work-obsessed.

7. What does Misako think of her father's mistress?
(a) She is clever.
(b) She is rude.
(c) She is sweet.
(d) She is dull.

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

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

10. If Kaname and Misako act carelessly, what might happen when they divorce?
(a) They will be ruined socially.
(b) Kaname might lost his job.
(c) They will be financially ruined.
(d) They could lose their son.

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

12. Why does Kaname think Misako is in a hurry to get home after the puppet show?
(a) So she can get to the market.
(b) So she can see Aso.
(c) She wants to see their son.
(d) Because she is exhausted.

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

14. What is Kaname looking for in the book he is reading in Chapter 6?
(a) Dirty stories.
(b) The spot where he left off.
(c) A note he wrote on one page.
(d) A favorite passage.

15. What does Misako tell Takanatsu that she is in Chapter 7?
(a) Bored to death.
(b) Confused.
(c) A horrible mother.
(d) A loose woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Misako describe marriage?

3. In Chapter 1, on what grounds does Misako say she will attend the show?

4. Why does Misako get up early on most days?

5. What do Kaname and Takanatsu agree on in reference to Kaname's and Misako's personalities?

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