1. in "tokyo," ryo and tsuruishi have all of the following in common except (1 point)
they both have children
they have both been married
they are familiar with siberia
they are both rebuilding their lives
2. all of the following lines from "tokyo" contribute to establishing a setting of comfort and hope except (1 point)
"inside she could see a fire burning in an iron stove; from a bar above hung a brass kettle with a wisp of steam rising from the spout."
"she took in the boarded ceiling black with soot, the blackboard by the window, the shelf for family gods on which stood a potted sakaki tree."
"they made their way through the old-clothes market, and came to a row of food-stalls squeezed tightly against each other beside the asakusa pond; here the air was redolent with the smell of burning oil."
"she was staying in the cramped apartment of a friend from her home town and did not even have a room to call her own."
3. in "tokyo," ryo and tsuruishi most likely decide to stay overnight at the inn because (1 point)
ryukichi is too tired to make it back home again.
the people at the inn think they are married anyway.
the rain provides them an excuse to prolong their time together.
ryo believes that she will not be able to make it home through the rain.
4. choose the answer in which a semicolon is added correctly to form a compound sentence. (1 point)
setter puppies are good pets; they are playful and easy to train.
setter puppies make good pets they are; playful and easy to train.
setter puppies make good pets they are playful; and easy to train.
setter puppies make good pets; they are playful; and easy to train
5. choose the correct definition of the underlined word.
when we entered the temple, many people were bowing, offering obeisance to their god. (1 point)
incense
sacrifice
homage