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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ono believe is more shameful than one's past mistakes?
(a) Failing to learn from them.
(b) Continuing to make the same mistakes.
(c) Being unable or unwilling to acknowledge them.
(d) Encouraging others to commit the same mistakes.

2. How does Ono react when he learns that Mitsuo attends school where Kuroda teaches?
(a) He praises Kuroda's work.
(b) He says that Kuroda would not have a high opinion of him.
(c) He denies ever knowing Kuroda.
(d) He assures them that Kuroda would speak well of him.

3. What does Shintaro not confide to Ono?
(a) He is leaving the city.
(b) He has found a new job.
(c) He has applied for several teaching positions.
(d) He is getting married.

4. How does Taro Saito feel about the demonstrations in the streets?
(a) They're an important expression of freedom of speech.
(b) The Japanese are children learning democracy.
(c) It is a great pity that people are being injured.
(d) They've gone too far.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Noriko's behavior change during the miai?

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

3. What quality does Ono say the arguments and banter of the old days always had?

4. What position is Shintaro applying for?

5. Why isn't Ono able to understand Ichiro's imaginary talk?

(see the answer key)

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