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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Noriko planned for entertainment during Setsuko's visit?
(a) She bought new games to play at home.
(b) A visit to the deer park without Ono.
(c) A trip to the cinema with the whole family.
(d) A trip to the art museum.

2. What kind of customers frequented Migi-Hidari in the old days?
(a) Businessmen.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Artists and writers.
(d) Lowlife thugs.

3. Why is Ono considered as a potential buyer for the Sugimura house?
(a) The sisters' deceased father had respected his art.
(b) The sisters' deceased father owed Ono a debt.
(c) The sisters'deceased father had been a relative.
(d) The sisters' deceased father had known of his wealth.

4. Why does Ono's wife press him to find a better house?
(a) To improve his daughters' marriage prospects.
(b) To improve her social standing.
(c) To impress his son's high school friends.
(d) To shorten the walk to town.

5. Why does Ono enjoy Shintaro's company?
(a) Because he is unchanged by the war.
(b) Because Ono admires his painting.
(c) Because Shintaro has a subtle sense of humor.
(d) Because Shintaro is perceptive about politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ono believe the Miyakes withdrew their offer of marriage?

2. What does Miyake think about the suicide of his company's president?

3. How does Ono convince his wife that an investigation for the sale of the house is not a problem?

4. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?

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

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