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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shintaro paint now that the war is over?
(a) Anti-war slogans.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Destroyed buildings.
(d) Fire engines.

2. How does Ono describe Noriko and Setsuko?
(a) Both girls are headstrong and stubborn.
(b) Noriko is shy and retiring; Setsuko is headstrong.
(c) Noriko is headstrong; Setsuko is shy and retiring.
(d) Both girls are shy and retiring.

3. What does Kuroda explain to Ono while they sit around the table in Migi-Hidari?
(a) That Ono was not keeping up with changing times.
(b) That Ono was not the painter he used to be.
(c) That Ono did not appreciate his students' progress.
(d) That Ono was unaware of his own great reputation.

4. Why does Ono believe the Miyakes withdrew their offer of marriage?
(a) They didn't want their son to marry such a headstrong girl.
(b) They were too poor to support the wedding.
(c) They didn't want to be associated with Ono.
(d) They were uncomfortable about their son marrying above his station.

5. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?
(a) The Lone Ranger.
(b) Roy Rogers.
(c) A samurai warrior.
(d) The Ninja of the wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ono convince his wife that an investigation for the sale of the house is not a problem?

2. According to Suichi, Ichiro's father, why does Ono quit painting?

3. Why does Ono's wife press him to find a better house?

4. Why does Ono's father object to his becoming an artist?

5. What does Ono like about the garden?

(see the answer key)

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