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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the house do Ono's daughters enjoy most?
(a) The well-lighted kitchen.
(b) The long garden corridor.
(c) The veranda.
(d) The reception room.

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

3. How does Ono help Shintaro's younger brother?
(a) He wrote a letter of recommendation.
(b) He found him a wife.
(c) He loaned him money.
(d) He hired him as an apprentice.

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

5. What does Mrs. Kawakami call the pleasure district since the war?
(a) A ghetto.
(b) A desert.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) A boomtown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Noriko planned for entertainment during Setsuko's visit?

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

3. Where has Ichiro heard English spoken?

4. Who does Ichiro's father, Suichi, think makes good role models for Ichiro?

5. Why does Ono's wife press him to find a better house?

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