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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ono think Ichiro is pretending to be when the boy imagines himself on horseback?
(a) Gene Autry.
(b) The Lone Ranger.
(c) Lord Yoshitsune.
(d) Roy Rogers.

2. What does Shintaro paint now that the war is over?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Anti-war slogans.
(c) Fire engines.
(d) Destroyed buildings.

3. What does Ono mean when he talks of the art students "slanging" one another?
(a) They destroyed each other's paintings.
(b) They wrote slurs about one another.
(c) They wrote unpleasant critiques of one another's work.
(d) They shouted good-humored insults across the yard.

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

5. How does Mr. Saito feel about the demonstrations in the streets?
(a) They're an important expression of freedom of speech.
(b) The Japanese are children learning democracy.
(c) They've gone too far.
(d) It is a great pity that people are being injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ono perceive Shintaro's nature now that his old friend no longer comes to Mrs. Kawakami's?

2. Why is Ono surprised that Shintaro has not confided in him?

3. What traits does Ono observe that Ichiro has inherited from his mother?

4. When does Ono feel the sense of triumph he had hoped for?

5. Which room does Ono say is the most important room in the house?

(see the answer key)

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