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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 Ono advise Mrs. Kawakami to do?
(a) Accept the builders' offer to buy her place.
(b) Hold out for a higher offer.
(c) Refuse to sell her place.
(d) Stand and fight for her place.

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

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. How does Ichiro respond to Setsuko's requests for him to settle down?
(a) He obeys her.
(b) He ignores her.
(c) He laughs at her.
(d) He kisses her.

5. Why does Shintaro not join Ono's other pupils at their reserved table in Migi-Hidari?
(a) There were too many of them.
(b) They were jealous of his friendship with Ono.
(c) He was too poor.
(d) He was not regarded as first rank.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Noriko upset Setsuko when they were children?

2. How does Noriko say Ono used to treat them?

3. Why is Setsuko uncomfortable with Noriko's talk about Ono?

4. What kind of mistakes does Ono believe are not shameful?

5. How does Ono perceive Shintaro's nature now that his old friend no longer comes to Mrs. Kawakami's?

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