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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Suichi, Ichiro's father, why does Ono quit painting?
(a) Because he is too old.
(b) Because he lost interest in art.
(c) Because Japan lost the war.
(d) Because he has lost his skill.

2. What does Ono hope his own students will do?
(a) Remain grateful to Ono for what they learned.
(b) Forget they ever knew Ono.
(c) Conceal their relationship to Ono.
(d) Forget Ono's part in the war.

3. How many students has Moriyama had at his villa?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

4. What remains of Sugimura's planned Kawabe Park?
(a) Only the grass where the museums and theaters would have stood.
(b) Only the kabuki theater.
(c) Only the museum.
(d) Only the concert hall.

5. What does Kuroda explain to Ono while they sit around the table in Migi-Hidari?
(a) That Ono was unaware of his own great reputation.
(b) That Ono was not keeping up with changing times.
(c) That Ono was not the painter he used to be.
(d) That Ono did not appreciate his students' progress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Ono say the arguments and banter of the old days always had?

2. Why does Ono enjoy Shintaro's company?

3. Why is Ono surprised at Setsuko's view of Noriko's marriage negotiation?

4. What does the visiting Gisaburo say about nights in the floating world?

5. What wrongdoing does Ono confess at the miai?

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