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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ono quit painting for such a long time?
(a) He had lost his touch.
(b) He had been forbidden to paint.
(c) He was disillusioned.
(d) He felt he was untalented.

2. What does the neighbor boy do when Matsuda speaks to him?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He comes into the house.
(c) He chats with Matsuda.
(d) He comes into the yard.

3. What does Ono say during his last conversation with Matsuda about his present-day perspective on life?
(a) It is still narrow and doesn't extend much beyond the city.
(b) It is broader and includes the whole country.
(c) It is all-encompassing and not bound by political borders.
(d) It is skewed by the damage done by the war.

4. What wrongdoing does Ono confess at the miai?
(a) Encouraging the war effort.
(b) Ignoring the war effort.
(c) Refusing to participate in the war effort.
(d) Trying to stop the war effort.

5. When did Saito first meet Ono?
(a) At the miai.
(b) Two years ago.
(c) The week before the miai.
(d) Sixteen years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What remains of Sugimura's planned Kawabe Park?

2. What does Ono promise Ichiro as a reward for drawing a picture?

3. Why doesn't Miss Suzuki want Matsuda to feed his fish?

4. What does Matsuda's neighbor boy do each day?

5. Why does Ono decide to watch Metsuo during the miai?

(see the answer key)

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