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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Noriko say Ono used to treat them?
(a) He was a tyrant.
(b) He ignored them.
(c) He doted on them.
(d) He spoiled them.

2. Why does Ono's father object to his becoming an artist?
(a) Their wealth makes artists disrespectful of others.
(b) Artists are dishonest.
(c) Art is useless in the world.
(d) Their poverty makes artists weak-willed and depraved.

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

4. What kind of customers frequented Migi-Hidari in the old days?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Artists and writers.
(c) Businessmen.
(d) Lowlife thugs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ono's wife object to being investigated to get the house?

2. Where has Ichiro heard English spoken?

3. What does Mrs. Kawakami call the pleasure district since the war?

4. Why did Ono as a young boy dread his father's business meetings?

5. What does Shintaro paint now that the war is over?

(see the answer key)

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