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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ono's wife press him to find a better house?
(a) To shorten the walk to town.
(b) To improve his daughters' marriage prospects.
(c) To improve her social standing.
(d) To impress his son's high school friends.

2. What causes Ono's great sense of triumph?
(a) The belief that he had accomplished something of real value.
(b) The belief that his work was much admired.
(c) The belief that Moriyama would be proud of him.
(d) The belief that he had outlasted his enemies.

3. What does Matsuda say about his own present-day perspective on life during his last conversation with Ono?
(a) It is national and patriotic.
(b) It is global.
(c) It doesn't extend much beyond his own garden.
(d) It is broader than Ono's perspective.

4. How does Noriko persuade Ichiro to help her clear away the breakfast things?
(a) By telling him she will give him a treat.
(b) By threatening him with a time out.
(c) By telling him she's not strong enough to put the table away.
(d) By threatening to send him to his room.

5. Why doesn't Miss Suzuki want Matsuda to feed his fish?
(a) She can do it more easily.
(b) She doesn't want to attract the neighbor boy.
(c) He fell on the stones a few months ago.
(d) She's afraid he'll fall into the pond.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after their initial reconnection had Ono visited his old friend?

2. What honor had Ono received in 1938?

3. What is the difference between Noriko's behavior at her first miai and her behavior at this one?

4. How does Setsuko characterize Ichiro?

5. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?

(see the answer key)

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