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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ono considered as a potential buyer for the Sugimura house?
(a) The sisters' deceased father owed Ono a debt.
(b) The sisters' deceased father had respected his art.
(c) The sisters' deceased father had known of his wealth.
(d) The sisters'deceased father had been a relative.

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

3. How do the new apartment buildings under construction look to Ono?
(a) They could be mistaken for bombed ruins.
(b) They are ugly and too modern.
(c) They are a sign of progress.
(d) They are beautiful.

4. Who does Ono think Ichiro is pretending to be when the boy imagines himself on horseback?
(a) The Lone Ranger.
(b) Lord Yoshitsune.
(c) Gene Autry.
(d) Roy Rogers.

5. How does Mrs. Kawakami's bar seem to Ono while the construction is under way?
(a) Quaint and charming.
(b) Homelike and appealing.
(c) Shabby and out of place.
(d) Traditional and historic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ono tell Ichiro about why men drink sake?

3. What does Ono believe is more shameful than one's past mistakes?

4. How have the students behaved watching Moriyama paint?

5. Why is Ono angry with Shintaro?

(see the answer key)

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