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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, after the puppet show ends, what does Misako indicate it is a good time to do?
(a) For her and Kaname to leave.
(b) To order some food.
(c) To go to the restroom.
(d) To call home to check on their son.

2. Who is Takanatsu?
(a) Kaname's cousin.
(b) Hiroshi's schoolmate.
(c) Misako's brother.
(d) Kaname's co-worker.

3. When does Misako note she and Kaname get along much better?
(a) When they focus their attention on Hiroshi.
(b) When they are honest about their feelings.
(c) When they don't have to pretend to be a proper married couple.
(d) When they don't set expectations for each other.

4. How does Takanatsu suggest Hiroshi exercise the dog?
(a) By going swimming with it.
(b) By tying it to his bicycle.
(c) By running to the park with it.
(d) By throwing a ball for it.

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

6. What does Misako wish she didn't have to deal with in regards to the upcoming holiday?
(a) Visiting family.
(b) Preparing special foods.
(c) Making travel plans.
(d) Decorating.

7. What did Takanatsu's wife do before she married?
(a) She was a translator.
(b) She was a courtesan.
(c) She was an actress.
(d) She was a shop keeper.

8. What do Kaname and Takanatsu agree on in reference to Kaname's and Misako's personalities?
(a) They don't think before they act.
(b) They are optimists.
(c) They are procrastinators.
(d) They are naive.

9. How is Misako and Kaname's relationship affected when Takanatsu is around?
(a) They stop talking to each other.
(b) They act just the same as they normally do.
(c) They easily get angry with each other.
(d) They have a happier manner with each other.

10. Why was Takanatsu originally told about Kaname and Misako's marital problems?
(a) He asked if something was wrong.
(b) So he could help mediate.
(c) Misako desperately needed someone to talk to.
(d) Kaname wanted Takanatsu to chide Misako.

11. What is Kaname worried about facing if he gets divorced at the wrong time?
(a) The loss of his son's admiration.
(b) A demotion at work.
(c) A lonely winter.
(d) Misako's angry father.

12. What does Kaname say would make it much easier for him to leave Misako?
(a) If he was a rich man.
(b) If she was a loose woman.
(c) If they didn't have a child.
(d) If her father was dead.

13. What is Kaname looking for in the book he is reading in Chapter 6?
(a) Dirty stories.
(b) A favorite passage.
(c) The spot where he left off.
(d) A note he wrote on one page.

14. How does Misako describe dating?
(a) As a charade.
(b) As a strange torture.
(c) As a fun game.
(d) As a fantasy.

15. What does Kaname say he and Misako cannot find in one another?
(a) Love.
(b) Passion.
(c) Fault.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Takanatsu urge Kaname to do in Chapter 4?

2. What is the weather like in Chapter 6?

3. What has Hiroshi heard about male dogs?

4. What does Osaka remind Kaname of?

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

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