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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 Setsuko think Saito felt about Ono?
(a) Setsuko thinks Saito was rude to Ono.
(b) Setsuko thinks Saito disapproved of Ono.
(c) Setsuko thinks Saito had no idea who Ono was until the marriage negotiations.
(d) Setsuko thinks Saito was an admirer of Ono's work.

2. What does Ono believe would make Shintaro happier?
(a) If Shintaro would find a wife.
(b) If Shintaro would return to the pleasure district.
(c) If Shintaro had the courage and honesty to admit his past deeds.
(d) If Shintaro could get a teaching position.

3. According to rumor, how did Sugimura assemble his garden?
(a) He sent for plants from abroad.
(b) He bought plants fully grown from others' gardens.
(c) He grew his plants from seeds.
(d) He grew his plants from sprouts.

4. How did Noriko upset Setsuko when they were children?
(a) By calling her a boy.
(b) By calling her ugly.
(c) By making fun of her awkwardness.
(d) By beating her at games.

5. How does Noriko's behavior appear during the first part of the miai?
(a) Quiet and shy.
(b) Boastful and rude.
(c) Noisy and disrespectful.
(d) Lively and intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the corporation offer Mrs. Kawakami?

2. When did Saito first meet Ono?

3. How does Ono describe Noriko and Setsuko?

4. What does Ono advise Mrs. Kawakami to do with the profit from selling her bar?

5. How does Mrs. Kawakami's bar seem to Ono while the construction is under way?

(see the answer key)

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