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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ono advise Mrs. Kawakami to do with the profit from selling her bar?
(a) Retire to the seaside.
(b) Build a fine new place.
(c) Relax and put her feet up.
(d) Start a smaller place in the suburbs.

2. How does Mrs. Kawakami's bar seem to Ono while the construction is under way?
(a) Traditional and historic.
(b) Shabby and out of place.
(c) Homelike and appealing.
(d) Quaint and charming.

3. What phrase does Ono tell his pupils that is similar to what Moriyama has said?
(a) No man has painted better than I.
(b) No man will make me believe I have wasted my time.
(c) No man has furthered art in our country more than I have.
(d) No man has helped more students than I have.

4. What part of the house do Ono's daughters enjoy most?
(a) The long garden corridor.
(b) The reception room.
(c) The veranda.
(d) The well-lighted kitchen.

5. Why is Ono surprised at Setsuko's view of Noriko's marriage negotiation?
(a) Because he had salvaged the negotiations.
(b) Because she had been the one who suggested that he take steps to clarify his position.
(c) Because his declaration had a good result.
(d) Because she had made a similar confession.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ono considered as a potential buyer for the Sugimura house?

2. Why does Ono decide to watch Metsuo during the miai?

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

4. How does Ono help Shintaro's younger brother?

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

(see the answer key)

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