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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the corporation offer Mrs. Kawakami?
(a) To fund an expansion into the adjoining buildings.
(b) To fund remodeling of her business.
(c) To buy her out for a generous sum.
(d) To go into partnership with her.

2. How does Noriko say Ono used to treat them?
(a) He was a tyrant.
(b) He spoiled them.
(c) He doted on them.
(d) He ignored them.

3. Why did Ono as a young boy dread his father's business meetings?
(a) The incense in the room made it hard to breathe.
(b) He was being punished.
(c) He couldn't understand what his father said.
(d) He hated his father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ono feel about the demonstrations in the streets?

2. How does Ono view Shintaro's childlike attitude about the war?

3. Why doesn't Ono share his feelings about the old pleasure district with Mrs. Kawakami?

4. Why was Shintaro not initially called up for military service?

5. Why does Shintaro not join Ono's other pupils at their reserved table in Migi-Hidari?

(see the answer key)

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