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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ono decide NOT to tell Noriko that he had contacted old acquaintances to try to ensure that her marriage negotiations went well?
(a) He doesn't want to make Noriko even more nervous.
(b) Noriko would be angry if he interfered.
(c) Noriko might become overconfident.
(d) The outcome had been unsatisfactory.

2. Why was Shintaro not initially called up for military service?
(a) He was mentally defective.
(b) He had a bad leg.
(c) He was his family's only support.
(d) His service as an artist was more important.

3. What does Shintaro want to disclaim?
(a) His time as Moriyama's student.
(b) His sloppier art work.
(c) His friendship with Ono.
(d) His creation of posters during the China crisis.

4. What is the "floating world"?
(a) The world of nighttime entertainment and drink.
(b) The changing political landscape of Japan.
(c) The life of beachcombers and fishermen.
(d) The water lilies in the palace courtyard.

5. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?
(a) The Ninja of the wind.
(b) Roy Rogers.
(c) The Lone Ranger.
(d) A samurai warrior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is always somewhere in a Moriyama painting?

2. How long did Shintaro serve in the military?

3. Why doesn't Ono share his feelings about the old pleasure district with Mrs. Kawakami?

4. What does Noriko say her father could not do without her?

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

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