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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a miai?
(a) A formal meeting between the families of a prospective bride and groom.
(b) A wedding reception.
(c) An engagement party.
(d) A business meeting.

2. What is the common subject of Moriyama's paintings?
(a) Children.
(b) Flowers.
(c) The sea.
(d) Women.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students has Moriyama had at his villa?

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

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

4. Why does Ichiro say spinach is his favorite food?

5. What does Ono advise Mrs. Kawakami to do?

(see the answer key)

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