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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ichiro's favorite food now that he is eight-years-old?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Shrimp with rice.
(d) Spinach.

2. What honor had Ono received in 1938?
(a) The Shigeta Foundation Award.
(b) A statue in his honor in the city park.
(c) The Nobel Prize.
(d) A commission from the emperor.

3. Why does Ono decide NOT to tell Noriko that he had contacted old acquaintances to try to ensure that her marriage negotiations went well?
(a) The outcome had been unsatisfactory.
(b) Noriko would be angry if he interfered.
(c) He doesn't want to make Noriko even more nervous.
(d) Noriko might become overconfident.

4. What does Moriyama wish to accomplish with his students?
(a) To change modern art in Europe.
(b) To spread their art throughout the world.
(c) To change painting in their city to conform to his idea of style.
(d) To spread their art throughout Japan.

5. What is the mood of Moriyama's paintings?
(a) Melancholy and nocturnal.
(b) Black and depressed.
(c) Bright and sunny.
(d) Cheerful and multicolored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Moriyama after Ono left his school?

2. Why does Noriko say that Ono is making progress?

3. How does Matsuda describe the contribution he and Ono made?

4. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?

5. What famous Japanese artist does Moriyama emulate?

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