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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Kaname change into on his boat journey?
(a) A brand new kimono.
(b) A Western-style suit.
(c) A bathrobe.
(d) A pair of sandles O-hisa made for him.

3. What kind of woman does Misako's father say Misako is?
(a) An idealistic one.
(b) A modern one.
(c) An old-fashioned one.
(d) An obedient one.

4. What does Misako's father like O-hisa to dress in?
(a) Black.
(b) Old-fashioned fabrics.
(c) Modern clothing.
(d) Western-influenced fabric designs.

5. In Chapter 10, what time do the puppet plays begin at the theater?
(a) Nine o'clock in the morning.
(b) Eleven o'clock in the morning.
(c) Seven o'clock in the evening.
(d) Noon.

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

7. Who is the old house Kaname visits in Chapter 12 used for?
(a) A government building.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A clinic.
(d) A library.

8. What does Louise do to make herself more physically appealing?
(a) She covers her body in white powder.
(b) She exercises.
(c) She wears revealing clothes.
(d) She wears a wig.

9. When does the hotel manager suggest Kaname and his hosts should head to the puppet theater?
(a) Right after they have lunch.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) First thing in the morning.
(d) After dusk.

10. How does Kaname say he feels about Misako going to Aso?
(a) He is surprised.
(b) He is relieved.
(c) He is not angry.
(d) He feels betrayed.

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

12. How do the people in the puppet theater behave?
(a) They shout at the action on the stage.
(b) They are quiet and attentive.
(c) They seem bored.
(d) They pay little attention to what's happening on stage.

13. What does Kaname fail to admit when Misako asks him if he has found someone else?
(a) That he had a child with another woman.
(b) That he doesn't care if Misako is having an affair.
(c) That he has had a mistress for three years.
(d) That he sees prostitutes from time to time.

14. What does Kaname find disconcerting about Misako's father's and O-hisa's relationship?
(a) O-hisa's rough treatment of the old man.
(b) The amount of money Misako's father spends on her.
(c) Their age gap.
(d) Their lack of affection.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Misako's father react to the news of their divorce?

2. What does Kaname admit he has been hoping would happen for years?

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

4. Where does Kaname go to see Misako's father?

5. What is unique about the puppet theatre Kaname intends to visit in Chapter 9?

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