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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the Tortoise often destroy his own paintings?
(a) Because Ono did not like them.
(b) Because Moriyama did not like them.
(c) Because Sasaki, the leading pupil, called them "disloyal".
(d) Because he could never satisfy his own plan.

3. How long did Shintaro serve in the military?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two days.

4. What does Ono promise Ichiro as a reward for drawing a picture?
(a) He would take him to the zoo.
(b) They would go see the monster movie.
(c) He would buy him art supplies.
(d) He would bring him dessert.

5. How do the new apartment buildings under construction look to Ono?
(a) They are beautiful.
(b) They are ugly and too modern.
(c) They are a sign of progress.
(d) They could be mistaken for bombed ruins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ono believe the Miyakes withdrew their offer of marriage?

2. Why does the songwriter Naguchi commit suicide?

3. When he learns there will be sake at dinner, what makes Ichiro laugh?

4. What wrongdoing does Ono confess at the miai?

5. Why does Ono's father object to his becoming an artist?

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