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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 9, what season is it when Kaname accepts an invitation from his father-in-law?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

2. How do the people in the puppet theater behave?
(a) They seem bored.
(b) They are quiet and attentive.
(c) They shout at the action on the stage.
(d) They pay little attention to what's happening on stage.

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

4. What does Louise do to make herself more physically appealing?
(a) She covers her body in white powder.
(b) She wears revealing clothes.
(c) She exercises.
(d) She wears a wig.

5. What happens to the puppeteers as the puppet plays go on in Chapter 11?
(a) They start to make mistakes.
(b) They get drunk.
(c) They stop the show and walk out.
(d) They get angry with the audience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Japanese puppet plays originate?

2. What does Kaname decide at the end of the novel?

3. What do Kaname and his hosts spend the evening doing after leaving the puppet theater?

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

5. Why does Misako refuse to see her father in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Japanese puppet shows originate?

4. 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?

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

6. At the end of Chapter 14, what does Kaname realize he wants?

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

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

9. What does Loiuse ask Kaname for before he leaves the brothel?

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

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