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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 many holy places will Misako's father's pilgrimage stop at?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirty-three.
(d) Twenty-four.

2. Where does Louise claim to be from?
(a) Romania.
(b) Belarus.
(c) Poland.
(d) Russia.

3. What does Kaname fail to admit when Misako asks him if he has found someone else?
(a) That he doesn't care if Misako is having an affair.
(b) That he had a child with another woman.
(c) That he has had a mistress for three years.
(d) That he sees prostitutes from time to time.

4. What does O-hisa use hot water for in Chapter 10?
(a) To wash her hair pins.
(b) To fix her hair.
(c) To make some tea.
(d) To remove a stain from Misako's father's kimono.

5. What does Kaname wonder about O-hisa in Chapter 9?
(a) Whether she tires of her lifestyle.
(b) What her family think of her.
(c) Whether she will ever be a respectable woman.
(d) What she truely feels for Misako's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Misako's father stop on his way to the puppet theater?

2. In Chapter 14, what kind of woman does Kaname admit that he wants?

3. What is Kaname careful to stress when he tells Misako's father about their divorce?

4. What does Kaname admit he has been hoping would happen for years?

5. What are the audience members drinking during the puppet plays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kaname imagine about O-hisa at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What did Kaname notice about Misako after she met Aso?

3. What establishment does Kaname go to when he reaches Kobe? Why does Kaname like to go to this place?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Kaname recall about the early stages of his marriage's breakdown?

5. What does Kaname think about as he tries to fall asleep in Chapter 9?

6. After assuring Takanatsu that Aso's intentions are honorable, what does Takanatsu assume?

7. What does Kaname look forward to seeing when he visits his father-in-law in Chapter 9? Why does Misako's father play the samisen with his eyes closed?

8. How did Hiroshi find out about his parents' separation?

9. Where does Kaname note Western-style buildings are erected in Japan?

10. What does Kaname think when he hears Aso will not make Misako any promises?

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