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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ono like best about the house?
(a) It is prestigious.
(b) It suffered no damage during the war.
(c) It is visually exciting.
(d) It is conducive to relaxation and calm.

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

3. What does Shintaro want Ono to do for him?
(a) Verify that Shintaro had done the posters against his will.
(b) Claim that Ono had painted the posters.
(c) Verify that Shintaro had created the posters.
(d) Recommend his artwork.

4. What does Ono promise Ichiro as a reward for drawing a picture?
(a) He would bring him dessert.
(b) He would take him to the zoo.
(c) He would buy him art supplies.
(d) They would go see the monster movie.

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

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

7. How does Taro 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're an important expression of freedom of speech.
(d) They've gone too far.

8. Which of the sisters is older?
(a) Setsuko.
(b) They are twins.
(c) We are not told.
(d) Noriko.

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

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

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

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

13. How does Noriko persuade Ichiro to help her clear away the breakfast things?
(a) By telling him she's not strong enough to put the table away.
(b) By threatening to send him to his room.
(c) By telling him she will give him a treat.
(d) By threatening him with a time out.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Shintaro serve in the military?

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

3. According to rumor, how did Sugimura assemble his garden?

4. What had the wandering priest warned Ono's parents about him?

5. How does Setsuko characterize Ichiro?

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