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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Setsuko's husband, Suichi, persist in asking?
(a) Why is Ichiro so ill-mannered?
(b) Why does Setsuko visit her family so often?
(c) Why hasn't the house been repaired?
(d) Why did Noriko's marriage negotiations fail?

2. Why does Mrs. Kawakami want Ono's advice about the corporation's offer?
(a) Ono could support the endeavor.
(b) Ono is her last dependable customer.
(c) Ono is her only friend.
(d) Ono is shrewd about business matters.

3. What part of the house do Ono's daughters enjoy most?
(a) The reception room.
(b) The well-lighted kitchen.
(c) The veranda.
(d) The long garden corridor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Ichiro heard English spoken?

2. What does the corporation offer Mrs. Kawakami?

3. How do the new apartment buildings under construction look to Ono?

4. Why isn't Ono able to understand Ichiro's imaginary talk?

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

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