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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Misako describe marriage?
(a) As a sense of security.
(b) As different than anyone expects.
(c) As an oppressive ritual.
(d) As an outdated institution.

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

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

4. What holiday does Misako take mental note of in Chapter 6?
(a) The Doll Festival.
(b) Children's Day.
(c) New Year.
(d) Tanabata.

5. What is the name of Misako's father's mistress?
(a) Meisa.
(b) Arisa.
(c) O-hisa.
(d) Sakura.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Misako tell Takanatsu that she is in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Aso live?

3. What do Misako and Takanatsu joke Lindy might catch a disease by doing?

4. What did Kaname's father do for a living?

5. To what does Kaname compare the portrayal of women in Japanese theater?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is O-hisa? What does Misako think of O-hisa?

2. How does Kaname think Osakans are different from Tokyoites?

3. What does Takanatsu let Misako look at in his suitcase? What jokes does Takanatsu make to Misako, which she reacts to in seriousness?

4. In Chapter 5, why does Kaname say he wants to get a divorce at a particular time of the year?

5. Why does Kaname wish Misako was a loose woman?

6. In Chapter 7, what does Misako think will happen to her after her divorce becomes public knowledge?

7. Why is Kaname conflicted about going to the puppet theater with his father-in-law?

8. What does Takanatsu think of Misako's plan to divorce Kaname and marry Aso?

9. What does Kaname think about the female puppet in the show? Who does the puppet remind him of and why?

10. Who is Takanatsu? What does Takanatsu bring Hiroshi as a present?

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