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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miyake think about the suicide of his company's president?
(a) It was a noble gesture that freed his employees from shame.
(b) It was a tragic waste.
(c) It brought shame to his employees.
(d) It was an embarrassment to the company.

2. What does Ono promise to do to help Mrs. Kawakami?
(a) Bring all his friends to her bar.
(b) Loan her money.
(c) Visit her new bar when it's built.
(d) Paint advertising posters for her new bar.

3. How does Noriko persuade Ichiro to help her clear away the breakfast things?
(a) By threatening to send him to his room.
(b) By telling him she's not strong enough to put the table away.
(c) By telling him she will give him a treat.
(d) By threatening him with a time out.

4. What part of the house do Ono's daughters enjoy most?
(a) The well-lighted kitchen.
(b) The long garden corridor.
(c) The reception room.
(d) The veranda.

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

6. What does Ono believe would make Shintaro happier?
(a) If Shintaro had the courage and honesty to admit his past deeds.
(b) If Shintaro would return to the pleasure district.
(c) If Shintaro would find a wife.
(d) If Shintaro could get a teaching position.

7. According to Suichi, Ichiro's father, why does Ono quit painting?
(a) Because Japan lost the war.
(b) Because he is too old.
(c) Because he lost interest in art.
(d) Because he has lost his skill.

8. How does Noriko say Ono used to treat them?
(a) He doted on them.
(b) He spoiled them.
(c) He was a tyrant.
(d) He ignored them.

9. Why does Ichiro refuse to help Noriko put away the breakfast things?
(a) He wants to stay with his grandfather.
(b) He's playing a game.
(c) He says it's women's work.
(d) He wants to stay with his mother.

10. 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 it would interfere with her daughters' marriage chances.
(d) She thought her secret would be discovered.

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

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

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

14. How does Noriko's behavior change during the miai?
(a) She becomes increasingly silent and distressed.
(b) She becomes talkative and lively.
(c) She abruptly leaves the table.
(d) She begins to relax.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noriko say her father could not do without her?

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

3. How does Noriko embarrass Ono in front of Mr. Mori?

4. What does Ono promise the youngest Sugimura sister?

5. What does Kuroda explain to Ono while they sit around the table in Migi-Hidari?

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