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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many regular customers does Mrs. Kawakami have now that the war is over?
(a) Ono and Shintaro are the only ones.
(b) Ono is the only one.
(c) Ono and his old group of students are the only ones.
(d) The construction workers are the only ones.

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

3. How did Saito treat Ono during their first encounter?
(a) With complete disinterest.
(b) With evident disdain.
(c) With obvious curiosity.
(d) With great respect.

4. Where has Ichiro heard English spoken?
(a) His parents hired a tutor for him.
(b) His parents were studying English.
(c) His parents bought him an audiotape.
(d) His parents took him to a cowboy movie.

5. Why does Ono enjoy Shintaro's company?
(a) Because Shintaro is perceptive about politics.
(b) Because Ono admires his painting.
(c) Because Shintaro has a subtle sense of humor.
(d) Because he is unchanged by the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ono view Shintaro's childlike attitude about the war?

2. What question does Setsuko's husband, Suichi, persist in asking?

3. Which of Sugimura's plans does Ono believe is "eccentric"?

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

5. Why does Shintaro not join Ono's other pupils at their reserved table in Migi-Hidari?

(see the answer key)

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