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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 Ichiro try to be grown-up when he meets Ono in the park?
(a) He behaves calmly.
(b) He refuses to play.
(c) He shakes hands instead of hugging him.
(d) He doesn't smile.

2. What does Setsuko say in Kawabe Park that irritates Ono?
(a) That it would be appropriate for him to consider suicide.
(b) That she is ashamed of his behavior.
(c) That he had embarrassed the family during the miai.
(d) That everyone was surprised at his self-incrimination during the miai.

3. How does Kuroda's student, Enchi, change his attitude during Ono's visit?
(a) First he is hostile, then he becomes openly aggressive.
(b) First he is welcoming, then embarrassed.
(c) First he is welcoming, then openly hostile.
(d) First he is hostile, then openly welcoming.

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

5. Which of Sugimura's plans does Ono believe is "eccentric"?
(a) A museum of natural science.
(b) A cemetery for cats and dogs.
(c) A European style concert hall.
(d) A new kabuki theater.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Ono surprised at Setsuko's view of Noriko's marriage negotiation?

3. What does Kuroda explain to Ono while they sit around the table in Migi-Hidari?

4. What is the common subject of Moriyama's paintings?

5. What quality does Ono say the arguments and banter of the old days always had?

(see the answer key)

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