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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 10, what time do the puppet plays end at the theater?
(a) Nine o'clock at night.
(b) Five o'clock in the afternoon.
(c) Seven o'clock at night.
(d) After midnight.

2. What kind of class has Misako's father NOT sent O-hisa to?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Flower arranging.
(c) Music.
(d) Sewing.

3. What excuse does Misako use to prevent Kaname from seeing the letter from Takanatsu?
(a) She left it at Aso's house.
(b) She threw it in the garbage.
(c) She can't remember where she put it.
(d) It contains something Takanatsu wouldn't want Kaname to know.

4. What is Kaname careful to stress when he tells Misako's father about their divorce?
(a) That Kaname never wanted to marry Misako.
(b) That Misako is having an affair.
(c) That both Kaname and Misako are to blame.
(d) That Hiroshi will not suffer.

5. How long has Misako been seeing Aso for?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Misako deal with Kaname's neglect?

3. What instrument does O-hisa play while Kaname and Misako's father talk?

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

5. In Chapter 9, what season is it when Kaname accepts an invitation from his father-in-law?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memory does Kaname recall as he is listening to the samisen music? Why does he think this memory is significant?

2. What popular tradition among stylish gentlemen is explained in Chapter 9?

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

4. In Chapter 13, what does Kaname find out from the letter from Takanatsu?

5. Describe the puppet theater in Chapter 11.

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

7. What has Misako's father done to ensure O-hisa will be taken care of after he dies?

8. What does Kaname think about the relationship between his father-in-law and O-hisa in Chapter 9?

9. Why do O-hisa and Misako's father have such difficulty tying her kimono sash?

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

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