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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. In Chapter 6, what does Hiroshi imagine Takanatsu telling him on the train?
(a) That Hiroshi can never return home.
(b) That Hiroshi's father is dying.
(c) That Hiroshi is to blame for his parents' troubles.
(d) That Hiroshi's mother has moved away.

2. What is Kaname moved by in the next act of the puppet show in Chapter 3?
(a) The pain of a neglected wife.
(b) The pressures put on a family's eldest son.
(c) The strained relationship of a father and son.
(d) The death of a family pet.

3. How does Misako describe herself when she is with Aso?
(a) As lost.
(b) As pretending to be someone she is not.
(c) As a wicked woman.
(d) As happy and natural.

4. Who is Takanatsu?
(a) Kaname's cousin.
(b) Hiroshi's schoolmate.
(c) Kaname's co-worker.
(d) Misako's brother.

5. What does Takanatsu offer to do for Kaname in Chapter 5?
(a) Speak to Hiroshi.
(b) Recommend a lawyer.
(c) Speak to his father-in-law.
(d) Let Kaname stay at his house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Takanatsu originally told about Kaname and Misako's marital problems?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Kaname say he encouraged Misako to do?

4. Why does Misako follow Takanatsu to his room in Chapter 7?

5. How does Hiroshi amuse his father and Takanatsu in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In chapter 3, what does Kaname consider he has always hated? What does Kaname admit Osaka reminds him of?

5. What does Kaname suspect Misako would rather do instead of attending the puppet theater?

6. In Chapter 3, what is Kaname moved by in the puppet show? What does he think the show perfectly conveys?

7. What does Misako note about Peony's behavior when Peony and Kaname meet her at the train station? How does this relate to Kaname?

8. Why is Misako glad that Takanatsu is taking Hiroshi to Tokyo for a few days?

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

10. What does Hiroshi worry about the trip Takanatsu invites him on to Tokyo?

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