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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ono decide to watch Metsuo during the miai?
(a) He thinks Metsuo does not hide his feelings.
(b) Ono is worried that Metsuo was in love with Noriko.
(c) Metsuo is unusually handsome.
(d) He wonders if Metsuo would make a good son-in-law.

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

3. How does the atmosphere of the miai change after Ono's confession?
(a) It is relaxed, no longer awkward.
(b) It is boring, so everyone leaves early.
(c) It is an embarrassing disaster.
(d) It is awkward, no longer relaxed.

4. How does Taro Saito feel about the demonstrations in the streets?
(a) They're an important expression of freedom of speech.
(b) They've gone too far.
(c) It is a great pity that people are being injured.
(d) The Japanese are children learning democracy.

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

6. What does Ono's father do with his paintings?
(a) He took them to an appraiser.
(b) He burned them.
(c) He sold them.
(d) He took them to a teacher.

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

8. Which room does Ono say is the most important room in the house?
(a) The reception room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The veranda.
(d) The long corridor.

9. On what basis do the Sugimura sisters select a buyer for their house?
(a) They sold to the highest bidder.
(b) They had an auction of prestige.
(c) They selected the first to make an offer.
(d) They selected a relative.

10. Why isn't Ono able to understand Ichiro's imaginary talk?
(a) Ichiro mumbled.
(b) Ichiro was speaking German.
(c) Ichiro invented his own language.
(d) Ichiro was speaking English.

11. Why does Ono decide NOT to tell Noriko that he had contacted old acquaintances to try to ensure that her marriage negotiations went well?
(a) Noriko might become overconfident.
(b) The outcome had been unsatisfactory.
(c) He doesn't want to make Noriko even more nervous.
(d) Noriko would be angry if he interfered.

12. What does Shintaro not confide to Ono?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) He is leaving the city.
(c) He has found a new job.
(d) He has applied for several teaching positions.

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

14. What does Ono believe he gained from his admission?
(a) Taro's admiration.
(b) Noriko's respect.
(c) A good marriage for his daughter.
(d) Satisfaction and dignity.

15. How does Setsuko characterize Ichiro?
(a) He's unusually intelligent.
(b) He's headstrong.
(c) He's messy.
(d) He's precocious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ono enjoy Shintaro's company?

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

3. What does the corporation offer Mrs. Kawakami?

4. According to Suichi, Ichiro's father, why does Ono quit painting?

5. What has Noriko planned for entertainment during Setsuko's visit?

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