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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Setsuko characterize Ichiro?
2. How does Taro react to Ono's confession?
3. Why does Ono's father object to his becoming an artist?
4. How does Ono want Noriko to appear during the miai?
5. Why is Ono surprised that Shintaro has not confided in him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Mrs. Kawakami hesitating to decide?
2. Why didn't Ono object to Noriko's marriage into a family that was below their station?
3. Why does Enchi ask Ono to leave when he learns who he really is?
4. 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?
5. What does Ono conceal from Noriko in the weeks leading up to her miai?
6. How does the Bridge of Hesitation get its name?
7. 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?
8. What prediction does Setsuko's mother make about her that is now proving accurate?
9. Why is it unlikely that the Miyakes withdrew from marriage negotiations because they felt inferior?
10. How does Saito regard the demonstrations in the streets?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Young Miyake tells Ono what he believes is "the greatest cowardice of all." Later, Ono explains what he believes to be the greatest cowardice. Analyze the similarities and differences between their points of view. Do these stated opinions influence Ono? If so, how? Is cowardice or courage a matter of importance to him?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the personalities of Noriko and Setsuko based on their conversation and behavior. Remember that Ono comments on the character of the two girls. Do your observations agree with his?
Essay Topic 3
Naguchi is a character we never meet directly. Ono explains the musician's suicide to his grandson, Ichiro. There are some differences between this conversation and the opinions Ono expresses when Miyake tells Ono that his employer committed suicide and that Miyake finds the action admirable. Has Ono changed? If so, what has changed him?
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