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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ono promise to do to help Mrs. Kawakami?
(a) Visit her new bar when it's built.
(b) Loan her money.
(c) Paint advertising posters for her new bar.
(d) Bring all his friends to her bar.

2. According to rumor, how did Sugimura assemble his garden?
(a) He grew his plants from seeds.
(b) He sent for plants from abroad.
(c) He grew his plants from sprouts.
(d) He bought plants fully grown from others' gardens.

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

4. What is always somewhere in a Moriyama painting?
(a) A lantern.
(b) A teapot.
(c) A lotus.
(d) A mountain.

5. Why is Setsuko uncomfortable with Noriko's talk about Ono?
(a) It is dishonest
(b) It is disrespectful.
(c) She feels guilty for not helping.
(d) She feels guilty for causing discord.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood of Moriyama's paintings?

2. Why is Ono surprised at Setsuko's view of Noriko's marriage negotiation?

3. How does Noriko's behavior appear during the first part of the miai?

4. Why does Ono decide to watch Metsuo during the miai?

5. What does Ono like best about the house?

(see the answer key)

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