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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why had Moriyama been happy with his work looking back on it as an old man?
(a) He had devoted his life to repudiating debauchery.
(b) He had devoted his life to changing with modernizing trends.
(c) He had devoted his life to capturing a unique beauty.
(d) He had devoted his life to nurturing young talent.

2. What does Ono promise to do to help Mrs. Kawakami?
(a) Paint advertising posters for her new bar.
(b) Visit her new bar when it's built.
(c) Loan her money.
(d) Bring all his friends to her bar.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ono admire Sugimura?

2. What does Ono mean when he talks of the art students "slanging" one another?

3. Who does Ono think Ichiro is pretending to be when the boy imagines himself on horseback?

4. Why is Ono considered as a potential buyer for the Sugimura house?

5. What is the common subject of Moriyama's paintings?

(see the answer key)

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