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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ono believe that the Tortoise or Shintaro will never feel the sort of happiness he felt sitting on the hillside?
(a) They did not risk everything in an attempt to be extraordinary.
(b) They were not skilled enough craftsmen.
(c) They did not have the talent.
(d) They were prone to complain.

2. Who dies in June, 1950?
(a) Matsuda.
(b) Ono.
(c) Kuroda.
(d) Shintaro.

3. What does the corporation offer Mrs. Kawakami?
(a) To buy her out for a generous sum.
(b) To fund remodeling of her business.
(c) To go into partnership with her.
(d) To fund an expansion into the adjoining buildings.

4. How does Moriyama respond to his students' comments about his painting?
(a) He expanded their points of view.
(b) He listened, but did not respond.
(c) He corrected their errors.
(d) He explained his intentions.

5. How does Kuroda's student, Enchi, change his attitude during Ono's visit?
(a) First he is hostile, then he becomes openly aggressive.
(b) First he is welcoming, then embarrassed.
(c) First he is welcoming, then openly hostile.
(d) First he is hostile, then openly welcoming.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after their initial reconnection had Ono visited his old friend?

2. How does the Bridge of Hesitation get its name?

3. How does Ono view Shintaro's childlike attitude about the war?

4. According to rumor, how did Sugimura assemble his garden?

5. Why does Noriko say that Ono is making progress?

(see the answer key)

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