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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ono's wife object to being investigated to get the house?
(a) She thought her secret would be discovered.
(b) She thought it would cost them money.
(c) She thought it would interfere with her daughters' marriage chances.
(d) She thought the sellers had no right to check on them.

3. Why does Ono's father object to his becoming an artist?
(a) Art is useless in the world.
(b) Their wealth makes artists disrespectful of others.
(c) Their poverty makes artists weak-willed and depraved.
(d) Artists are dishonest.

4. What does Ono like about the garden?
(a) It is skillfully designed.
(b) It reflects many cultures.
(c) It is an elaborate labyrinth.
(d) It seems natural, not artificially designed.

5. What does Ono believe he gained from his admission?
(a) A good marriage for his daughter.
(b) Noriko's respect.
(c) Taro's admiration.
(d) Satisfaction and dignity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ono find his old friend upon his second visit?

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

3. What has changed in the city between 1948 and 1949?

4. How does Mr. Saito feel about the demonstrations in the streets?

5. What does the neighbor boy do when Matsuda speaks to him?

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