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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Misako and Takanatsu joke Lindy might catch a disease by doing?
2. Why is Takanatsu regarded as an authority on divorce?
3. At the beginning of the novel, what kind of show are Kaname and Misako thinking about going to?
4. Where does Aso live?
5. Where does Takanatsu offer to take Hiroshi for a few days?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Kaname conflicted about going to the puppet theater with his father-in-law?
2. What does Misako notice about her relationship with Kaname when Takanatsu is around? To what does she attribute this difference?
3. What does Kaname suspect Misako would rather do instead of attending the puppet theater?
4. What does Takanatsu think of Misako's plan to divorce Kaname and marry Aso?
5. In Chapter 7, what does Misako think will happen to her after her divorce becomes public knowledge?
6. How does Kaname compare the portrayal of women in Hollywood films to their portrayal in Japanese art from the Edo period?
7. What does Kaname think about the female puppet in the show? Who does the puppet remind him of and why?
8. What does Hiroshi worry about the trip Takanatsu invites him on to Tokyo?
9. How does Kaname think Osakans are different from Tokyoites?
10. In Chapter 5, why does Kaname say he wants to get a divorce at a particular time of the year?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of traditional versus modernity in the novel "Some Prefer Nettles." What are some examples of the traditional way or life in the novel? What are some examples of the modern way of life? What does Kaname think of traditional living and modern living?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Tanizaki's use of irony in the novel "Some Prefer Nettles." What are some examples of irony in the novel? How do these examples relate to the novel's themes?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of dolls in the novel "Some Prefer Nettles." What are some examples of dolls in the novel? What comparison does Kaname make between the dolls and his real life?
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