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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kaname wonder about O-hisa in Chapter 9?
(a) Whether she will ever be a respectable woman.
(b) What she truely feels for Misako's father.
(c) Whether she tires of her lifestyle.
(d) What her family think of her.

2. What instrument does O-hisa play while Kaname and Misako's father talk?
(a) A biwa.
(b) A bamboo flute.
(c) A samisen.
(d) A taiko drum.

3. What does Takanatsu think about Aso's honesty in Chapter 7?
(a) That it is a lie.
(b) That it shows he is serious about Misako.
(c) That it shows his lack of commitment.
(d) That it is very modern.

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

5. Where does Kaname go to see Misako's father?
(a) Amakusa.
(b) Aoshima.
(c) Amami.
(d) Awaji.

6. What does Kaname admire in the village?
(a) The lush, tall trees.
(b) The architecture.
(c) The friendly citizens.
(d) The village's calm and quiet.

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

8. Where have Western-style buildings been erected in Japan?
(a) In areas affected by natural disasters.
(b) Mainly on university campuses.
(c) In areas with many foreign inhabitants.
(d) Only in Tokyo and Osaka.

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

10. How does Misako's father criticize O-hisa's singing?
(a) He says she sings too sweetly.
(b) He says she is off key.
(c) He says she doesn't know the words.
(d) He says she sounds like a child.

11. What happens to the puppeteers as the puppet plays go on in Chapter 11?
(a) They get angry with the audience.
(b) They start to make mistakes.
(c) They stop the show and walk out.
(d) They get drunk.

12. Why are Western-style buildings being put up in some areas of Japan?
(a) They are cheap and quickly built.
(b) Japanese-style buildings are too unstable.
(c) They are regarded as stylish.
(d) They don't require the use of Japanese natural resources to construct.

13. How did Misako deal with Kaname's neglect?
(a) She cried at night.
(b) She did everything she could to please Kaname.
(c) She had a baby in hopes of improving her marriage.
(d) She started seeing other men.

14. What does Misako's father say Kaname did by urging her to date Aso?
(a) Put her in a situation she could not back out of.
(b) Admitted Aso was a better man than he.
(c) Ruined Misako's reputation.
(d) Made it impossible for Misako's father to forgive Kaname.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kaname do while Misako and her father are out in Chapter 14?

2. What kind of people are said to have a popular tradition of going on pilgrimage in Chapter 7?

3. What are the audience members drinking during the puppet plays?

4. What does Takanatsu say will happen if Kaname doesn't make a decision about the divorce?

5. What does O-hisa say she would rather be doing than going to the theater?

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