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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 Mrs. Kawakami call the pleasure district since the war?
(a) A boomtown.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) A desert.
(d) A ghetto.

2. What wrongdoing does Ono confess at the miai?
(a) Refusing to participate in the war effort.
(b) Ignoring the war effort.
(c) Encouraging the war effort.
(d) Trying to stop the war effort.

3. How does Noriko's behavior appear during the first part of the miai?
(a) Lively and intelligent.
(b) Boastful and rude.
(c) Quiet and shy.
(d) Noisy and disrespectful.

4. Why does Mrs. Kawakami want Ono's advice about the corporation's offer?
(a) Ono is shrewd about business matters.
(b) Ono could support the endeavor.
(c) Ono is her only friend.
(d) Ono is her last dependable customer.

5. What does Matsuda say about his own present-day perspective on life during his last conversation with Ono?
(a) It is national and patriotic.
(b) It is broader than Ono's perspective.
(c) It is global.
(d) It doesn't extend much beyond his own garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Matsuda describe the contribution he and Ono made?

2. What does Ono's father do with his paintings?

3. Why is Ono angry with Shintaro?

4. What news does Ono give Matsuda about Setsuko?

5. Why does the Tortoise often destroy his own paintings?

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