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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Sugimura plan to leave his mark on the city forever?
(a) By eliminating the pleasure district.
(b) By converting Kawabe Park into the focus of culture.
(c) By leaving his fortune to the local university.
(d) By holding prestigious auctions for his four houses.

3. How does the Bridge of Hesitation get its name?
(a) One side was modern; the other old-fashioned.
(b) Conscience-troubled men would decide to go home or out for entertainment.
(c) The city had to decide whether to rebuild the bridge.
(d) One side had been rebuilt; the other was destroyed.

4. 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 been unskilled about the floating world.
(c) He had been caught in the pleasures of the floating world.
(d) He had felt guilty about the pleasures of the floating world.

5. Who does Ono think Ichiro is pretending to be when the boy imagines himself on horseback?
(a) Lord Yoshitsune.
(b) Gene Autry.
(c) Roy Rogers.
(d) The Lone Ranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Ono go to Moriyama's villa?

2. Why does Ono enjoy Shintaro's company?

3. Why does Ichiro say spinach is his favorite food?

4. When Ono and Matsuda examine their lives, what do they see, according to Matsuda?

5. What qualities does Ono claim he shared with Matsuda when they were younger?

(see the answer key)

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