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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ono angry with Shintaro?
(a) Ono thinks Shintaro should take responsibility for his past actions.
(b) Ono thinks a teaching position is beneath Shintaro.
(c) Ono doesn't want to be used by Shintaro.
(d) Ono is insulted that Shintaro didn't ask for his help.

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

3. How does Ono help Shintaro's younger brother?
(a) He found him a wife.
(b) He wrote a letter of recommendation.
(c) He hired him as an apprentice.
(d) He loaned him money.

4. 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) One side had been rebuilt; the other was destroyed.
(d) The city had to decide whether to rebuild the bridge.

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

6. How did Noriko upset Setsuko when they were children?
(a) By calling her ugly.
(b) By making fun of her awkwardness.
(c) By beating her at games.
(d) By calling her a boy.

7. How long did Shintaro serve in the military?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Saito feel about the demonstrations in the streets?
(a) The Japanese are children learning democracy.
(b) It is a great pity that people are being injured.
(c) They've gone too far.
(d) They're an important expression of freedom of speech.

11. How does Noriko embarrass Ono in front of Mr. Mori?
(a) By insulting her father.
(b) By disparaging their house.
(c) By acting as if the marriage negotiations were settled.
(d) By implying that she would never marry.

12. How does Setsuko characterize Ichiro?
(a) He's unusually intelligent.
(b) He's precocious.
(c) He's messy.
(d) He's headstrong.

13. Who does Ono think Ichiro is pretending to be when the boy imagines himself on horseback?
(a) Lord Yoshitsune.
(b) Gene Autry.
(c) Roy Rogers.
(d) The Lone Ranger.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Shintaro not initially called up for military service?

2. What does Ono promise Ichiro as a reward for drawing a picture?

3. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?

4. What always makes Mrs. Kawakami smile?

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

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