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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Noriko say that Ono is making progress?
(a) He's modernized his painting style.
(b) He's learning to cook.
(c) He's improved the house alone.
(d) He's learning to speak English.

3. On what basis do the Sugimura sisters select a buyer for their house?
(a) They sold to the highest bidder.
(b) They selected the first to make an offer.
(c) They selected a relative.
(d) They had an auction of prestige.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ono promise Ichiro as a reward for drawing a picture?

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

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

4. How does Noriko say Ono has behaved since his retirement?

5. What does Ono say about the movie that insults Ichiro?

(see the answer key)

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