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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has Noriko planned for entertainment during Setsuko's visit?
(a) She bought new games to play at home.
(b) A trip to the art museum.
(c) A visit to the deer park without Ono.
(d) A trip to the cinema with the whole family.

3. Why does Ono's wife press him to find a better house?
(a) To improve her social standing.
(b) To improve his daughters' marriage prospects.
(c) To impress his son's high school friends.
(d) To shorten the walk to town.

4. What quality does Ono say the arguments and banter of the old days always had?
(a) Sincerity.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Duplicity.
(d) Confusion.

5. According to Suichi, Ichiro's father, why does Ono quit painting?
(a) Because he is too old.
(b) Because Japan lost the war.
(c) Because he has lost his skill.
(d) Because he lost interest in art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Noriko say that Ono is making progress?

2. According to rumor, how did Sugimura assemble his garden?

3. Why does Ono's wife object to being investigated to get the house?

4. How does Mr. Saito feel about the demonstrations in the streets?

5. What is taking the place of the bars of the old pleasure district?

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