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

3. Which room does Ono say is the most important room in the house?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The long corridor.
(c) The reception room.
(d) The veranda.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Kawakami's bar seem to Ono while the construction is under way?
(a) Quaint and charming.
(b) Shabby and out of place.
(c) Homelike and appealing.
(d) Traditional and historic.

11. 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.

12. Why does Noriko say that Ono is making progress?
(a) He's improved the house alone.
(b) He's learning to cook.
(c) He's learning to speak English.
(d) He's modernized his painting style.

13. 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 a victim of other's deceits.
(c) Ono sees Shintaro as cunning and underhanded.
(d) Ono sees Shintaro as innocent.

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

15. Why does Ono decide to watch Metsuo during the miai?
(a) He thinks Metsuo does not hide his feelings.
(b) Ono is worried that Metsuo was in love with Noriko.
(c) He wonders if Metsuo would make a good son-in-law.
(d) Metsuo is unusually handsome.