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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shintaro not confide to Ono?
(a) He is leaving the city.
(b) He has found a new job.
(c) He has applied for several teaching positions.
(d) He is getting married.

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

3. What kind of mistakes does Ono believe are not shameful?
(a) Those made in good faith.
(b) Those made in ignorance.
(c) Those made against one's will.
(d) Those made in youth.

4. What kind of customers frequented Migi-Hidari in the old days?
(a) Businessmen.
(b) Lowlife thugs.
(c) Tourists.
(d) Artists and writers.

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

6. How does Ichiro respond to Setsuko's requests for him to settle down?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He obeys her.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He kisses her.

7. How does Ono view Shintaro's childlike attitude about the war?
(a) Ono sees Shintaro as cleverly pretending to be ignorant.
(b) Ono hopes his friend will return to him.
(c) Ono sees Shintaro as unaccountable for his actions.
(d) Ono sees Shintaro as permanently damaged by the war.

8. What does Ono say about the movie that insults Ichiro?
(a) He should stay home with the women.
(b) He is not strong enough to lift the table.
(c) He should obey his mother.
(d) The movie might be too scary for young children.

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

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

11. According to rumor, how did Sugimura assemble his garden?
(a) He bought plants fully grown from others' gardens.
(b) He grew his plants from sprouts.
(c) He sent for plants from abroad.
(d) He grew his plants from seeds.

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

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

14. What is a miai?
(a) An engagement party.
(b) A wedding reception.
(c) A formal meeting between the families of a prospective bride and groom.
(d) A business meeting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Noriko say Ono used to treat them?

2. How does Taro react to Ono's confession?

3. How does Setsuko make up to Ono for Noriko's excluding him from the outing?

4. Why does Ono's wife press him to find a better house?

5. Which of the sisters is older?

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