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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 Miyake think about the suicide of his company's president?
(a) It was an embarrassment to the company.
(b) It was a noble gesture that freed his employees from shame.
(c) It brought shame to his employees.
(d) It was a tragic waste.

2. Which of the sisters is older?
(a) Noriko.
(b) We are not told.
(c) They are twins.
(d) Setsuko.

3. How does Setsuko make up to Ono for Noriko's excluding him from the outing?
(a) She decides to stay home with him.
(b) She cancels the trip to go to the cinema with him.
(c) She berates her sister for her rudeness.
(d) She insists that he be invited to come along.

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 him with a time out.
(c) By threatening to send him to his room.
(d) By telling him she's not strong enough to put the table away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the house do Ono's daughters enjoy most?

2. Why does Ono's father object to his becoming an artist?

3. What does Ono's father do with his paintings?

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

5. How does Ichiro respond to Setsuko's requests for him to settle down?

(see the answer key)

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