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

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

3. Why isn't Ono able to understand Ichiro's imaginary talk?
(a) Ichiro was speaking English.
(b) Ichiro invented his own language.
(c) Ichiro mumbled.
(d) Ichiro was speaking German.

4. Why does Ono's wife object to being investigated to get the house?
(a) She thought her secret would be discovered.
(b) She thought it would interfere with her daughters' marriage chances.
(c) She thought it would cost them money.
(d) She thought the sellers had no right to check on them.

5. What always makes Mrs. Kawakami smile?
(a) Seeing her old friend Shintaro.
(b) Seeing her old friend Ono.
(c) Watching customers come in.
(d) Remembering what a splendid district it had once been.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?

2. What does Shintaro want Ono to do for him?

3. What does Ono like about the garden?

4. How does the atmosphere of the miai change after Ono's confession?

5. What is going in on both sides of Mrs. Kawakami's establishment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ono say he would never forgive himself if he became like his father?

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

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

6. Ono says that he would not have made his admission of guilt at the miai had he not felt compelled to do so. What social situation compelled him?

7. What does Noriko accuse Ono of when he is working in the garden?

8. What does Ono see as the result of his confession during the miai?

9. Why does Suichi become angry at Kenji's funeral ceremony?

10. After the surrender, one of the Sugimura sisters visits the house, obviously more concerned about the building than its inhabitants. Why doesn't Ono feel angry toward her?

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