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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Takanatsu live?
(a) Korea.
(b) America.
(c) Sapporo.
(d) China.

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

5. What grade is Kaname and Misako's son in?
(a) Fourth grade.
(b) Sixth grade.
(c) Second grade.
(d) Fifth grade.

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

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

8. How did Takanatsu tell his wife he wanted a divorce?
(a) Abruptly.
(b) By dropping hints for a year.
(c) He told her father.
(d) With a letter.

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

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

11. Who is Takanatsu?
(a) Kaname's co-worker.
(b) Hiroshi's schoolmate.
(c) Misako's brother.
(d) Kaname's cousin.

12. What season is it in Chapter 6?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

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

15. What does Takanatsu have in his suitcase in Chapter 7?
(a) Pieces of fabric.
(b) Family photographs.
(c) Art supplies.
(d) Some film magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Misako comment Kaname always likes in Chapter 6?

2. What does Misako think of her father's mistress?

3. What style does the music and theater of Osaka follow?

4. What did Takanatsu's wife do before she married?

5. Who is Aso?

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