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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 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 did not appreciate his students' progress.
(c) That Ono was not the painter he used to be.
(d) That Ono was not keeping up with changing times.

2. What does Ono's father do with his paintings?
(a) He took them to an appraiser.
(b) He sold them.
(c) He took them to a teacher.
(d) He burned them.

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

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

5. Who does Ichiro's father, Suichi, think makes good role models for Ichiro?
(a) Ninja fighters.
(b) American heroes.
(c) Japanese heroes.
(d) Samurai warriors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Setsuko make up to Ono for Noriko's excluding him from the outing?

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

3. How does Ono describe Noriko and Setsuko?

4. What does Ono like about the garden?

5. On what basis do the Sugimura sisters select a buyer for their house?

(see the answer key)

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