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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Ichiro's father, Suichi, think makes good role models for Ichiro?
(a) Samurai warriors.
(b) Japanese heroes.
(c) Ninja fighters.
(d) American heroes.

4. 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 heartbroken; now she is happy.
(c) Then she was shy; now she is relaxed and casual.
(d) Then she was relaxed and casual; now she is shy.

5. What does Ono believe is more shameful than one's past mistakes?
(a) Continuing to make the same mistakes.
(b) Encouraging others to commit the same mistakes.
(c) Being unable or unwilling to acknowledge them.
(d) Failing to learn from them.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Ono think Ichiro is pretending to be when the boy imagines himself on horseback?

4. What does Shintaro paint now that the war is over?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference in Noriko's behavior between her first and second miai?

2. What is Mrs. Kawakami hesitating to decide?

3. Why does Ono's father burn his paintings?

4. How does Ono persuade the authorities that the Migi-Hidari should be built in the pleasure district?

5. How does Ono acquire his house for less than half its value?

6. What is the likely reason for Miyake's sudden withdrawal from the marriage negotiations?

7. Suichi says that American heroes are better role models for his son that Japanese heroes. Why would that be?

8. How does the Migi-Hidari show its loyalty to the emperor?

9. How does Mr. Yamagata thank Ono for his support of the Migi-Hidari?

10. What prediction does Setsuko's mother make about her that is now proving accurate?

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