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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ono as a young boy dread his father's business meetings?
(a) He was being punished.
(b) The incense in the room made it hard to breathe.
(c) He hated his father.
(d) He couldn't understand what his father said.

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

3. Why does Ono's wife press him to find a better house?
(a) To shorten the walk to town.
(b) To impress his son's high school friends.
(c) To improve his daughters' marriage prospects.
(d) To improve her social standing.

4. How does Kuroda's student, Enchi, change his attitude during Ono's visit?
(a) First he is hostile, then he becomes openly aggressive.
(b) First he is hostile, then openly welcoming.
(c) First he is welcoming, then embarrassed.
(d) First he is welcoming, then openly hostile.

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

6. What does Noriko say her father could not do without her?
(a) Get up for breakfast.
(b) Go to bed.
(c) Remember to eat.
(d) Stay awake for dinner.

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

8. Why is Ono considered as a potential buyer for the Sugimura house?
(a) The sisters' deceased father owed Ono a debt.
(b) The sisters'deceased father had been a relative.
(c) The sisters' deceased father had known of his wealth.
(d) The sisters' deceased father had respected his art.

9. What does Ono like about the garden?
(a) It seems natural, not artificially designed.
(b) It is an elaborate labyrinth.
(c) It is skillfully designed.
(d) It reflects many cultures.

10. What is the difference between Noriko's behavior at her first miai and her behavior at this one?
(a) Then she was heartbroken; now she is happy.
(b) Then she was relaxed and casual; now she is shy.
(c) Then she was friendly; now she is rude.
(d) Then she was shy; now she is relaxed and casual.

11. How does Setsuko make up to Ono for Noriko's excluding him from the outing?
(a) She cancels the trip to go to the cinema with him.
(b) She insists that he be invited to come along.
(c) She berates her sister for her rudeness.
(d) She decides to stay home with him.

12. How does Ono react when he learns that Mitsuo attends school where Kuroda teaches?
(a) He praises Kuroda's work.
(b) He denies ever knowing Kuroda.
(c) He assures them that Kuroda would speak well of him.
(d) He says that Kuroda would not have a high opinion of him.

13. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?
(a) The Lone Ranger.
(b) Roy Rogers.
(c) A samurai warrior.
(d) The Ninja of the wind.

14. What does Shintaro want to disclaim?
(a) His sloppier art work.
(b) His friendship with Ono.
(c) His time as Moriyama's student.
(d) His creation of posters during the China crisis.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What quality does Ono say the arguments and banter of the old days always had?

3. How does Noriko say Ono has behaved since his retirement?

4. How did Noriko upset Setsuko when they were children?

5. Why does Ono enjoy Shintaro's company?

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