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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why had Matsuda called Ono naive in the old days?
(a) His perspective as an artist was narrow.
(b) His worldview was too broad.
(c) He had no interest in politics.
(d) He had no understanding of politics.

3. What does Ono like about the garden?
(a) It is an elaborate labyrinth.
(b) It seems natural, not artificially designed.
(c) It reflects many cultures.
(d) It is skillfully designed.

4. What does Shintaro want Ono to do for him?
(a) Recommend his artwork.
(b) Claim that Ono had painted the posters.
(c) Verify that Shintaro had done the posters against his will.
(d) Verify that Shintaro had created the posters.

5. Why does Ono come to admire Moriyama's treatment of his students?
(a) Ono believes it is important for students to develop their own thinking.
(b) Ono believes students often know more than their teachers.
(c) Ono believes it is foolish to waste time discussing each comment.
(d) Ono believes students' comments are mere flattery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noriko like about her apartment?

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

3. What news does Ono give Matsuda about himself?

4. How does Setsuko characterize Ichiro?

5. How was Moriyama supporting himself after his painting was devalued and his school closed?

(see the answer key)

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