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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Setsuko uncomfortable with Noriko's talk about Ono?
(a) It is dishonest
(b) She feels guilty for not helping.
(c) It is disrespectful.
(d) She feels guilty for causing discord.

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

3. What question does Setsuko's husband, Suichi, persist in asking?
(a) Why did Noriko's marriage negotiations fail?
(b) Why does Setsuko visit her family so often?
(c) Why hasn't the house been repaired?
(d) Why is Ichiro so ill-mannered?

4. Why does Ichiro refuse to help Noriko put away the breakfast things?
(a) He wants to stay with his mother.
(b) He's playing a game.
(c) He wants to stay with his grandfather.
(d) He says it's women's work.

5. How does Noriko say Ono has behaved since his retirement?
(a) He tyrannizes her.
(b) He wanders.
(c) He is sociable.
(d) He mopes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Setsuko characterize Ichiro?

2. What does Ono like about the garden?

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

4. According to Suichi, Ichiro's father, why does Ono quit painting?

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

(see the answer key)

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