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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Noriko persuade Ichiro to help her clear away the breakfast things?
(a) By threatening to send him to his room.
(b) By threatening him with a time out.
(c) By telling him she will give him a treat.
(d) By telling him she's not strong enough to put the table away.

2. What quality does Ono say the arguments and banter of the old days always had?
(a) Sincerity.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Duplicity.
(d) Confusion.

3. Where does Ono believe his own mannerisms come from?
(a) His old friend Matsuda.
(b) His former teacher, Moriyama.
(c) His admiration of Sugimura.
(d) His friend, Shintaro.

4. What does Ono tell Ichiro about why men drink sake?
(a) It separates strong men from weak women.
(b) It helps men see the beauty of the floating world.
(c) It makes a man stronger.
(d) For a little while, they can believe they're stronger.

5. According to rumor, how did Sugimura assemble his garden?
(a) He grew his plants from sprouts.
(b) He grew his plants from seeds.
(c) He bought plants fully grown from others' gardens.
(d) He sent for plants from abroad.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Noriko say Ono used to treat them?

2. Why does Ono come to admire Moriyama's treatment of his students?

3. How does Noriko's behavior appear during the first part of the miai?

4. What famous Japanese artist does Moriyama emulate?

5. What has changed in the city between 1948 and 1949?

(see the answer key)

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