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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 embarrass Ono in front of Mr. Mori?
(a) By disparaging their house.
(b) By acting as if the marriage negotiations were settled.
(c) By insulting her father.
(d) By implying that she would never marry.

2. How does Setsuko make up to Ono for Noriko's excluding him from the outing?
(a) She decides to stay home with him.
(b) She berates her sister for her rudeness.
(c) She insists that he be invited to come along.
(d) She cancels the trip to go to the cinema with him.

3. According to Suichi, Ichiro's father, why does Ono quit painting?
(a) Because he is too old.
(b) Because he has lost his skill.
(c) Because he lost interest in art.
(d) Because Japan lost the war.

4. Why isn't Ono able to understand Ichiro's imaginary talk?
(a) Ichiro was speaking English.
(b) Ichiro mumbled.
(c) Ichiro invented his own language.
(d) Ichiro was speaking German.

5. According to rumor, how did Sugimura assemble his garden?
(a) He grew his plants from seeds.
(b) He sent for plants from abroad.
(c) He bought plants fully grown from others' gardens.
(d) He grew his plants from sprouts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?

3. Which of the sisters is older?

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

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

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