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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 Shintaro embarrass Mrs. Kawakami?
(a) By changing his painting style.
(b) By expressing admiration for a war criminal.
(c) By drinking too much.
(d) By joking too loudly.

2. What does Mrs. Kawakami call the pleasure district since the war?
(a) A boomtown.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) A ghetto.
(d) A desert.

3. What does Ono think about the spirit of the old floating world?
(a) Perhaps it will never be recreated.
(b) Perhaps it will be reborn at some point.
(c) Perhaps it was the best we will ever know.
(d) Perhaps it was not always for the best.

4. Why does Ono introduce Kenji into the conversation in Noriko's kitchen?
(a) He feels outnumbered by women.
(b) His son, had he been present, would have taken his side.
(c) He suddenly recalls his son's death.
(d) He had argued with his wife about giving Kenji sake at the same age.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ono tell Ichiro about why men drink sake?

2. What does Setsuko say in Kawabe Park that irritates Ono?

3. Who does Ono think Ichiro is pretending to be when the boy imagines himself on horseback?

4. What is the difference between Noriko's behavior at her first miai and her behavior at this one?

5. How many regular customers does Mrs. Kawakami have now that the war is over?

(see the answer key)

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