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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which room does Ono say is the most important room in the house?
(a) The long corridor.
(b) The reception room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The veranda.

2. How does Shintaro embarrass Mrs. Kawakami?
(a) By changing his painting style.
(b) By drinking too much.
(c) By expressing admiration for a war criminal.
(d) By joking too loudly.

3. How does Noriko persuade Ichiro to help her clear away the breakfast things?
(a) By telling him she's not strong enough to put the table away.
(b) By threatening to send him to his room.
(c) By telling him she will give him a treat.
(d) By threatening him with a time out.

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

5. Why does Ono decide to watch Metsuo during the miai?
(a) He thinks Metsuo does not hide his feelings.
(b) Metsuo is unusually handsome.
(c) He wonders if Metsuo would make a good son-in-law.
(d) Ono is worried that Metsuo was in love with Noriko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ono believe the Miyakes withdrew their offer of marriage?

2. What always makes Mrs. Kawakami smile?

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

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

5. Why does Ono decide NOT to tell Noriko that he had contacted old acquaintances to try to ensure that her marriage negotiations went well?

(see the answer key)

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