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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 Ono promise Ichiro as a reward for drawing a picture?
(a) They would go see the monster movie.
(b) He would buy him art supplies.
(c) He would bring him dessert.
(d) He would take him to the zoo.

2. How does Ono convince his wife that an investigation for the sale of the house is not a problem?
(a) Such investigations would be done for their daughters' marriage negotiations.
(b) Records of any wrongdoing had been destroyed.
(c) The investigation wouldn't take long.
(d) The others had worse records than the Onos.

3. Why does Ono's wife object to being investigated to get the house?
(a) She thought her secret would be discovered.
(b) She thought the sellers had no right to check on them.
(c) She thought it would interfere with her daughters' marriage chances.
(d) She thought it would cost them money.

4. Which room does Ono say is the most important room in the house?
(a) The reception room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The veranda.
(d) The long corridor.

5. How does Shintaro embarrass Mrs. Kawakami?
(a) By changing his painting style.
(b) By expressing admiration for a war criminal.
(c) By joking too loudly.
(d) By drinking too much.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Setsuko characterize Ichiro?

3. How does Noriko persuade Ichiro to help her clear away the breakfast things?

4. Why is Ono considered as a potential buyer for the Sugimura house?

5. Why does Shintaro not join Ono's other pupils at their reserved table in Migi-Hidari?

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