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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ono angry with Shintaro?
(a) Ono thinks Shintaro should take responsibility for his past actions.
(b) Ono doesn't want to be used by Shintaro.
(c) Ono thinks a teaching position is beneath Shintaro.
(d) Ono is insulted that Shintaro didn't ask for his help.

2. What has changed in the city between 1948 and 1949?
(a) The destruction has been worsened by vandalism.
(b) Nothing has changed.
(c) Bombed ruins are becoming scarce.
(d) One or two buildings are under construction.

3. What does Ono think about the spirit of the old floating world?
(a) Perhaps it will never be recreated.
(b) Perhaps it was the best we will ever know.
(c) Perhaps it was not always for the best.
(d) Perhaps it will be reborn at some point.

4. How does Ono want Noriko to appear during the miai?
(a) Lively and intelligent.
(b) Shy and innocent.
(c) Dignified and silent.
(d) Quiet and respectful.

5. What wrongdoing does Ono confess at the miai?
(a) Trying to stop the war effort.
(b) Encouraging the war effort.
(c) Refusing to participate in the war effort.
(d) Ignoring the war effort.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ono's father do with his paintings?

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

4. What does Ono like best about the house?

5. What part of the house do Ono's daughters enjoy most?

(see the answer key)

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