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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ono view Shintaro's childlike attitude about the war?
(a) Ono sees Shintaro as cleverly pretending to be ignorant.
(b) Ono hopes his friend will return to him.
(c) Ono sees Shintaro as permanently damaged by the war.
(d) Ono sees Shintaro as unaccountable for his actions.

2. How does Ichiro respond to Setsuko's requests for him to settle down?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He obeys her.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He laughs at her.

3. What has changed in the city between 1948 and 1949?
(a) One or two buildings are under construction.
(b) Nothing has changed.
(c) The destruction has been worsened by vandalism.
(d) Bombed ruins are becoming scarce.

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

5. What does Ono's father do with his paintings?
(a) He took them to a teacher.
(b) He took them to an appraiser.
(c) He burned them.
(d) He sold them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Kawakami's bar seem to Ono while the construction is under way?

2. How does Ono react when he learns that Mitsuo attends school where Kuroda teaches?

3. Which room does Ono say is the most important room in the house?

4. How does Ono perceive Shintaro's nature now that his old friend no longer comes to Mrs. Kawakami's?

5. What does Mrs. Kawakami call the pleasure district since the war?

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