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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) The outcome had been unsatisfactory.
(b) Noriko might become overconfident.
(c) He doesn't want to make Noriko even more nervous.
(d) Noriko would be angry if he interfered.

3. Why is Setsuko uncomfortable with Noriko's talk about Ono?
(a) It is dishonest
(b) She feels guilty for not helping.
(c) She feels guilty for causing discord.
(d) It is disrespectful.

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

5. What quality does Ono say the arguments and banter of the old days always had?
(a) Sincerity.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Duplicity.

6. How does the Bridge of Hesitation get its name?
(a) One side was modern; the other old-fashioned.
(b) Conscience-troubled men would decide to go home or out for entertainment.
(c) The city had to decide whether to rebuild the bridge.
(d) One side had been rebuilt; the other was destroyed.

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

8. What does Ono's father do with his paintings?
(a) He took them to a teacher.
(b) He sold them.
(c) He took them to an appraiser.
(d) He burned them.

9. How does Ono perceive Shintaro's nature now that his old friend no longer comes to Mrs. Kawakami's?
(a) Ono sees Shintaro as foolish.
(b) Ono sees Shintaro as innocent.
(c) Ono sees Shintaro as cunning and underhanded.
(d) Ono sees Shintaro as a victim of other's deceits.

10. How does Taro react to Ono's confession?
(a) He agrees that Ono has caused great harm to their society.
(b) He is shocked and leaves the room abruptly.
(c) He assures Ono that he is too hard on himself.
(d) He argues that artists had no part in the destruction.

11. What does Shintaro paint now that the war is over?
(a) Destroyed buildings.
(b) Fire engines.
(c) Anti-war slogans.
(d) Flowers.

12. What is taking the place of the bars of the old pleasure district?
(a) Theaters and restaurants.
(b) Geisha houses.
(c) Businesses.
(d) Residences.

13. Why is Ono surprised that Shintaro has not confided in him?
(a) Ono had been his friend and mentor.
(b) Ono's recommendation would have been all Shintaro needed.
(c) Ono could have given Shintaro what he wanted.
(d) Shintaro needed Ono's support.

14. What has Noriko planned for entertainment during Setsuko's visit?
(a) She bought new games to play at home.
(b) A trip to the cinema with the whole family.
(c) A trip to the art museum.
(d) A visit to the deer park without Ono.

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

2. How does Ono describe Noriko and Setsuko?

3. How does Ono react when he learns that Mitsuo attends school where Kuroda teaches?

4. Why does Noriko say that Ono is making progress?

5. How does Noriko's behavior change during the miai?

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