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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kuroda explain to Ono while they sit around the table in Migi-Hidari?
(a) That Ono was not keeping up with changing times.
(b) That Ono was not the painter he used to be.
(c) That Ono was unaware of his own great reputation.
(d) That Ono did not appreciate his students' progress.

2. How does Ono help Shintaro's younger brother?
(a) He found him a wife.
(b) He wrote a letter of recommendation.
(c) He loaned him money.
(d) He hired him as an apprentice.

3. Why was Shintaro not initially called up for military service?
(a) He was mentally defective.
(b) He had a bad leg.
(c) He was his family's only support.
(d) His service as an artist was more important.

4. Why is Ono surprised that Shintaro has not confided in him?
(a) Ono had been his friend and mentor.
(b) Ono's recommendation would have been all Shintaro needed.
(c) Shintaro needed Ono's support.
(d) Ono could have given Shintaro what he wanted.

5. What does Shintaro paint now that the war is over?
(a) Destroyed buildings.
(b) Anti-war slogans.
(c) Fire engines.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the house do Ono's daughters enjoy most?

2. What has Noriko planned for entertainment during Setsuko's visit?

3. What is going in on both sides of Mrs. Kawakami's establishment?

4. How does Noriko say Ono has behaved since his retirement?

5. What does Ono believe would make Shintaro happier?

(see the answer key)

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