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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ono considered as a potential buyer for the Sugimura house?
(a) The sisters' deceased father owed Ono a debt.
(b) The sisters'deceased father had been a relative.
(c) The sisters' deceased father had known of his wealth.
(d) The sisters' deceased father had respected his art.

2. What does Ono like about the garden?
(a) It is an elaborate labyrinth.
(b) It reflects many cultures.
(c) It is skillfully designed.
(d) It seems natural, not artificially designed.

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

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

5. Why does Ono enjoy Shintaro's company?
(a) Because Shintaro is perceptive about politics.
(b) Because Shintaro has a subtle sense of humor.
(c) Because he is unchanged by the war.
(d) Because Ono admires his painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Setsuko characterize Ichiro?

2. What kind of customers frequented Migi-Hidari in the old days?

3. How does Ono help Shintaro's younger brother?

4. According to rumor, how did Sugimura assemble his garden?

5. How does Shintaro embarrass Mrs. Kawakami?

(see the answer key)

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