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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ono promise the youngest Sugimura sister?
(a) That she could live with their family.
(b) That he would repair the war damage at the first opportunity.
(c) That he would build a room for her.
(d) That she could return to the house whenever she wanted.

2. Which room does Ono say is the most important room in the house?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The veranda.
(c) The reception room.
(d) The long corridor.

3. What does Kuroda explain to Ono while they sit around the table in Migi-Hidari?
(a) That Ono was not the painter he used to be.
(b) That Ono was not keeping up with changing times.
(c) That Ono was unaware of his own great reputation.
(d) That Ono did not appreciate his students' progress.

4. Why isn't Ono able to understand Ichiro's imaginary talk?
(a) Ichiro was speaking German.
(b) Ichiro invented his own language.
(c) Ichiro was speaking English.
(d) Ichiro mumbled.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the sisters is older?

2. What does Ono promise Ichiro as a reward for drawing a picture?

3. How does Setsuko make up to Ono for Noriko's excluding him from the outing?

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

5. Why does Shintaro not join Ono's other pupils at their reserved table in Migi-Hidari?

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