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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ono believe his own mannerisms come from?
(a) His old friend Matsuda.
(b) His admiration of Sugimura.
(c) His former teacher, Moriyama.
(d) His friend, Shintaro.

2. What does Shintaro want to disclaim?
(a) His creation of posters during the China crisis.
(b) His sloppier art work.
(c) His time as Moriyama's student.
(d) His friendship with Ono.

3. What does Ono like best about the house?
(a) It is visually exciting.
(b) It is conducive to relaxation and calm.
(c) It is prestigious.
(d) It suffered no damage during the war.

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

5. Who does Ichiro's father, Suichi, think makes good role models for Ichiro?
(a) Japanese heroes.
(b) Samurai warriors.
(c) Ninja fighters.
(d) American heroes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ono introduce Kenji into the conversation in Noriko's kitchen?

2. What does the corporation offer Mrs. Kawakami?

3. Why is Ono angry with Shintaro?

4. How does Ichiro try to be grown-up when he meets Ono in the park?

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

(see the answer key)

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