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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ono describe Noriko and Setsuko?
(a) Both girls are shy and retiring.
(b) Noriko is shy and retiring; Setsuko is headstrong.
(c) Both girls are headstrong and stubborn.
(d) Noriko is headstrong; Setsuko is shy and retiring.

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

3. How does Shintaro embarrass Mrs. Kawakami?
(a) By expressing admiration for a war criminal.
(b) By joking too loudly.
(c) By changing his painting style.
(d) By drinking too much.

4. How do the new apartment buildings under construction look to Ono?
(a) They are ugly and too modern.
(b) They are beautiful.
(c) They could be mistaken for bombed ruins.
(d) They are a sign of progress.

5. What has changed in the city between 1948 and 1949?
(a) One or two buildings are under construction.
(b) The destruction has been worsened by vandalism.
(c) Nothing has changed.
(d) Bombed ruins are becoming scarce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Noriko planned for entertainment during Setsuko's visit?

2. How does the atmosphere of the miai change after Ono's confession?

3. What does Moriyama wish to accomplish with his students?

4. What is found where Mrs. Kawakami's and the Migi-Hidari once stood?

5. How long after their initial reconnection had Ono visited his old friend?

(see the answer key)

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