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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ono find his old friend upon his second visit?
(a) He is asleep for most of the visit.
(b) He is much stronger.
(c) He is much weaker.
(d) He is much the same.

2. What qualities does Ono claim he shared with Matsuda when they were younger?
(a) Empathy and kindness.
(b) Vision and hope.
(c) Creativity and inspiration.
(d) Energy and courage.

3. Why does Ono come to admire Moriyama's treatment of his students?
(a) Ono believes it is foolish to waste time discussing each comment.
(b) Ono believes it is important for students to develop their own thinking.
(c) Ono believes students' comments are mere flattery.
(d) Ono believes students often know more than their teachers.

4. What does Setsuko say in Kawabe Park that irritates Ono?
(a) That it would be appropriate for him to consider suicide.
(b) That he had embarrassed the family during the miai.
(c) That everyone was surprised at his self-incrimination during the miai.
(d) That she is ashamed of his behavior.

5. Why does Moriyama declare himself unsatisfied with his early work?
(a) He had been unable to capture the essence of the floating world.
(b) He had felt guilty about the pleasures of the floating world.
(c) He had been caught in the pleasures of the floating world.
(d) He had been unskilled about the floating world.

6. Which of Sugimura's plans does Ono believe is "eccentric"?
(a) A new kabuki theater.
(b) A museum of natural science.
(c) A European style concert hall.
(d) A cemetery for cats and dogs.

7. What does Ono want to say to Moriyama if they meet again?
(a) Ono was grateful for Moriyama's help.
(b) Moriyama's assessment of his work had been correct.
(c) Moriyama's teaching had helped him immeasureably.
(d) Ono had not had to illustrate comic books after all.

8. How long after their initial reconnection had Ono visited his old friend?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) Two years.

9. What shows European influences on Moriyama?
(a) He outlined his figures in black.
(b) He used oils instead of watercolors.
(c) He abandoned the use of dark outlines.
(d) He used bold, bright colors.

10. When does Ono feel the sense of triumph he had hoped for?
(a) Confronting Moriyama at his villa.
(b) Receiving the praise of his students.
(c) Sitting on a hill all alone, eating oranges.
(d) When his family gave him a surprise party.

11. What is the last year covered in this story?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1949.

12. What does Ono mean when he talks of the art students "slanging" one another?
(a) They destroyed each other's paintings.
(b) They shouted good-humored insults across the yard.
(c) They wrote slurs about one another.
(d) They wrote unpleasant critiques of one another's work.

13. What news does Ono give Matsuda about himself?
(a) He has taken up horticulture.
(b) He is considering marriage again.
(c) He has started painting again.
(d) He has stopped painting.

14. How often does Ono visit Matsuda after re-establishing contact with him?
(a) Every day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Just once.
(d) Once a month.

15. What happened to Moriyama after Ono left his school?
(a) His reputation had spread.
(b) His work had been admired in Europe.
(c) His work was displayed at the palace.
(d) His reputation had declined.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matsuda say the smell of burning means now that the war is over?

2. What does Noriko like about her apartment?

3. What news does Ono give Matsuda about Noriko?

4. How long before learning of his death had Ono visited his old friend?

5. What does Ono believe should give Matsuda and him satisfaction as they review their lives?

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