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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kaname inform Misako's father about their divorce?
(a) Over the telephone.
(b) He sends a letter.
(c) He blurts out the news suddenly.
(d) He tells him over dinner.

2. What does Takanatsu say will happen if Kaname doesn't make a decision about the divorce?
(a) Aso will lose interest in Misako.
(b) The divorce will never happen.
(c) Misako will make false accusations against Kaname.
(d) Hiroshi will figure out something is wrong.

3. Who does Kaname recall while listening to the music in Chapter 7?
(a) Misako.
(b) A pretty neighbor girl.
(c) O-hisa on their first meeting.
(d) His mother.

4. How many holy places will Misako's father's pilgrimage stop at?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Thirty-three.
(d) Sixteen.

5. What does Kaname decide at the end of the novel?
(a) That he wants a divorce.
(b) That he will help Louise.
(c) That he will stay with Misako.
(d) That he will take a mistress.

6. In Chapter 13, what does Misako wish she had not done?
(a) Dated Aso.
(b) Had a child.
(c) Held a grudge against Kaname for so long.
(d) Lied to her fahter.

7. What excuse does Misako use to prevent Kaname from seeing the letter from Takanatsu?
(a) She left it at Aso's house.
(b) It contains something Takanatsu wouldn't want Kaname to know.
(c) She can't remember where she put it.
(d) She threw it in the garbage.

8. Where does Kaname travel after leaving Misako's father and O-hisa behind in Chapter 11?
(a) Yokohama.
(b) Fukuoka.
(c) Sendai.
(d) Kobe.

9. What does Misako's father apologize to Kaname for?
(a) Insisting Kaname and Misako to marry in the first place.
(b) Misako's behavior.
(c) Not realizing something was wrong.
(d) Being a tough father-in-law.

10. Why does Misako's father send O-hisa to classes?
(a) O-hisa begged him to.
(b) To make it easier for her to find someone new after he dies.
(c) So that she will be more useful around the house.
(d) Because it is common for a woman her age to take lessons.

11. What does O-hisa do for Misako's father at bed time?
(a) Reads to him.
(b) Massages his shoulders.
(c) Plays music until he falls asleep.
(d) Prepares a special tea to help him sleep.

12. What does Misako express a determination to do in the letter from Takanatsu?
(a) Move abroad.
(b) Have more children.
(c) Find a job.
(d) Remarry.

13. What insect pesters Kaname when he is in the garden in Chapter 14?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Mosquito.
(c) A house fly.
(d) A bee.

14. Where has Kaname gone in the past to get a chance to sleep alone?
(a) Resorts.
(b) To his parents' house.
(c) Takanatsu's house.
(d) On business trips.

15. What does Kaname think about Aso's honesty in Chapter 7?
(a) That it is old-fashioned.
(b) That it is a lie.
(c) That it is refreshing.
(d) That is indicates he is hiding something.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of bathroom facilities are provided at the puppet theater?

2. How do the people in the puppet theater behave?

3. After meeting Aso, what did Misako begin to do again?

4. What does Louise ask Kaname for before he leaves in Chapter 12?

5. What does Kaname change into on his boat journey?

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