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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 Kaname acknowledge about his relationship with Misako in Chapter 5?
(a) They were deeply in love when they married.
(b) They get along very well.
(c) Their backgrounds are too different.
(d) They are too much alike.

2. What might make Misako's boyfriend unwilling to marry her?
(a) If Misako has custody of her son.
(b) If Misako's father disowns her.
(c) If Kaname refuses to pay her alimony.
(d) If she stays with Kaname much longer.

3. Why is Misako happy Takanatsu is taking Hiroshi away for a few days?
(a) Hiroshi hasn't had much fun lately.
(b) She wants a few days of quiet.
(c) She wants Hiroshi to experience life in Tokyo.
(d) She can find out how well she can cope without Hiroshi.

4. What kind of man does Kaname say he is in Chapter 3?
(a) A man's man.
(b) A woman-worshipper.
(c) A family man.
(d) Work-obsessed.

5. In Chapter 6, what time does Misako wake up in the morning?
(a) Eight o'clock.
(b) Nine o'clock.
(c) Ten o'clock.
(d) Six o'clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Takanatsu think Kaname should tell Hiroshi about his parents' marriage?

2. Why is Takanatsu regarded as an authority on divorce?

3. Why does Takanatsu joke that Kaname will ruin his second marriage?

4. What does Kaname think Misako would rather do than attend the show in Chapter 1?

5. How does Kaname think of Tokyoites in comparison to Osakans?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Kaname compare the portrayal of women in Hollywood films to their portrayal in Japanese art from the Edo period?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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