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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 Kaname react to the puppet shows?
(a) He is embarassed by them.
(b) He is riveted by them.
(c) He is offended by them.
(d) He is bored by them.

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

3. What grade is Kaname and Misako's son in?
(a) Sixth grade.
(b) Fourth grade.
(c) Fifth grade.
(d) Second grade.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Kaname say he encouraged Misako to do?
(a) Wear makeup.
(b) Run away with Hiroshi.
(c) Move back in with her father.
(d) Go on holidays alone.

5. What does Kaname think Misako would rather do than attend the show in Chapter 1?
(a) Stay home and relax.
(b) Work in her garden.
(c) Go shopping.
(d) See her boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Takanatsu?

2. Why does Kaname think he should attend the show in Chapter 1?

3. What does Takanatsu say about the different types of women in Chapter 5?

4. What is the weather like in Chapter 6?

5. How did Takanatsu tell his wife he wanted a divorce?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Kaname think about on the train ride to the puppet theater?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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