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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. Why does Kaname think Misako is in a hurry to get home after the puppet show?
(a) Because she is exhausted.
(b) So she can get to the market.
(c) So she can see Aso.
(d) She wants to see their son.

2. What does Kaname say would make it much easier for him to leave Misako?
(a) If he was a rich man.
(b) If they didn't have a child.
(c) If she was a loose woman.
(d) If her father was dead.

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(d) As an outdated institution.

4. What does Misako comment Kaname always likes in Chapter 6?
(a) Antique things.
(b) Something new.
(c) Western things.
(d) Things that remind him of childhood.

5. In Chapter 5, where do Kaname and Takanatsu go together?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A tobacco shop.
(c) A newspaper stand.
(d) A cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Misako note she and Kaname get along much better?

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

3. Who is Takanatsu?

4. What is the weather like in Chapter 6?

5. How do Kaname and Misako treat each other at home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Misako think communication is improved with Kaname when Takanatsu mediates?

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

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

4. What have Misako and Aso decided together that Aso need not promise her?

5. What does Misako notice about her relationship with Kaname when Takanatsu is around? To what does she attribute this difference?

6. How did Takanatsu inform his wife he wanted a divorce?

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

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

9. In Chapter 5, what personality trait do Kaname and Takanatsu acknowledge that Kaname and Misako share?

10. What holiday does Misako think about in Chapter 6? What does she wonder about this day?

(see the answer keys)

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