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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ono think about the return of the old floating world?
(a) It is just as well that it will not return.
(b) It would be better if it returned.
(c) It may yet return.
(d) Ono will pray for its return.

2. Why does Ono's wife object to being investigated to get the house?
(a) She thought it would cost them money.
(b) She thought the sellers had no right to check on them.
(c) She thought her secret would be discovered.
(d) She thought it would interfere with her daughters' marriage chances.

3. On what basis do the Sugimura sisters select a buyer for their house?
(a) They selected a relative.
(b) They selected the first to make an offer.
(c) They had an auction of prestige.
(d) They sold to the highest bidder.

4. What did Ono feel was missing the night he won the award?
(a) International recognition.
(b) A feeling of triumph and fulfillment.
(c) Kuroda's approval.
(d) His family.

5. Why does Ono's father object to his becoming an artist?
(a) Artists are dishonest.
(b) Their poverty makes artists weak-willed and depraved.
(c) Their wealth makes artists disrespectful of others.
(d) Art is useless in the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ono admire Sugimura?

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

3. What goal had Ono and Matsuda shared in the old days?

4. What kindness does Matsuda perform for Ono?

5. Why is Ono considered as a potential buyer for the Sugimura house?

(see the answer key)

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