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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Sugimura's plans does Ono believe is "eccentric"?
(a) A European style concert hall.
(b) A cemetery for cats and dogs.
(c) A new kabuki theater.
(d) A museum of natural science.

2. What does Ono advise Mrs. Kawakami to do?
(a) Hold out for a higher offer.
(b) Stand and fight for her place.
(c) Refuse to sell her place.
(d) Accept the builders' offer to buy her place.

3. How have the students behaved watching Moriyama paint?
(a) They told him they thought his painting was marvelous.
(b) They asked him questions as he worked.
(c) They wrote critiques of each painting.
(d) They spoke as though he were not present.

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

5. What does Ono like best about the house?
(a) It suffered no damage during the war.
(b) It is visually exciting.
(c) It is prestigious.
(d) It is conducive to relaxation and calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which room does Ono say is the most important room in the house?

2. What is going in on both sides of Mrs. Kawakami's establishment?

3. How does Setsuko make up to Ono for Noriko's excluding him from the outing?

4. Why does Ichiro refuse to help Noriko put away the breakfast things?

5. How does Mrs. Kawakami's bar seem to Ono while the construction is under way?

(see the answer key)

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