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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. What does Misako avoid as she helps Kaname dress for the show?
(a) Making eye contact.
(b) Knocking over a glass of water.
(c) Lifting her injured arm.
(d) Stepping on Kaname's feet.

2. What does Takanatsu think Kaname should tell Hiroshi about his parents' marriage?
(a) That Misako is to blame for everything.
(b) The truth.
(c) That Misako's father wants her to marry someone else.
(d) That Kaname is to blame for everything.

3. Why does Misako get up early on most days?
(a) To get Kaname's clothing ready.
(b) To listen to the news on the radio.
(c) To take the dog for a walk.
(d) To get Hiroshi ready for school.

4. How does Hiroshi amuse his father and Takanatsu in Chapter 4?
(a) By speaking with an Osakan accent.
(b) By imitating his grandfather.
(c) By telling an adult joke.
(d) By speaking cutely to the dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Kaname's dog?

2. In Chapter 6, what does Hiroshi imagine Takanatsu telling him on the train?

3. What decade does "Some Prefer Nettles" take place in?

4. What kind of man does Kaname say he is in Chapter 3?

5. What book is Kaname reading in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Misako feel at the beginning of Chapter 6?

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

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

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

5. What sort of woman does Kaname tell Takanatsu he is looking for? What does Takanatsu joke about Kaname's post-divorce life?

6. What does Takanatsu advise Hiroshi about getting his two dogs to be friends?

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

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

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

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

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