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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Misako and Takanatsu joke Lindy might catch a disease by doing?
(a) Swimming in the river.
(b) Eating human food.
(c) Licking herself.
(d) Using Takanatsu's bathwater.

2. Why is Takanatsu regarded as an authority on divorce?
(a) He has written a book on the subject.
(b) His parents are divorced.
(c) He is divorced.
(d) He is a lawyer.

3. What is Kaname moved by in the next act of the puppet show in Chapter 3?
(a) The pain of a neglected wife.
(b) The pressures put on a family's eldest son.
(c) The strained relationship of a father and son.
(d) The death of a family pet.

4. Where does Aso live?
(a) Chofu.
(b) Suma.
(c) Hirakata.
(d) Meguro.

5. What does Osaka remind Kaname of?
(a) The war.
(b) Japanese isolationism.
(c) The unrefined merchant class.
(d) His childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Misako wish she didn't have to deal with in regards to the upcoming holiday?

2. If Kaname and Misako act carelessly, what might happen when they divorce?

3. In Chapter 3, after the puppet show ends, what does Misako indicate it is a good time to do?

4. Why was Takanatsu originally told about Kaname and Misako's marital problems?

5. What style does the music and theater of Osaka follow?

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