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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 owed Ono a debt.
(c) The sisters'deceased father had been a relative.
(d) The sisters' deceased father had respected his art.

2. What had the wandering priest warned Ono's parents about him?
(a) That he had no talents.
(b) That he was headstrong and stubborn.
(c) That his weak streak gave him a tendency toward disrespect and disobedience.
(d) That his weak streak gave him a tendency toward slothfulness and deceit.

3. How does Ono want Noriko to appear during the miai?
(a) Quiet and respectful.
(b) Shy and innocent.
(c) Dignified and silent.
(d) Lively and intelligent.

4. What position is Shintaro applying for?
(a) High school teacher.
(b) Landscaper.
(c) Comic book illustrator.
(d) Graphic artist.

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

6. What is going in on both sides of Mrs. Kawakami's establishment?
(a) Restaurants.
(b) Office buildings.
(c) More modern bars.
(d) Hotels.

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. How does Noriko say Ono used to treat them?
(a) He doted on them.
(b) He ignored them.
(c) He spoiled them.
(d) He was a tyrant.

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

13. What does Mrs. Kawakami call the pleasure district since the war?
(a) A ghetto.
(b) A desert.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) A boomtown.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shintaro not confide to Ono?

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

3. How does Ono help Shintaro's younger brother?

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

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

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