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

3. Why does Ono admire Sugimura?
(a) He aspired to make a fortune.
(b) He aspired to fame.
(c) He aspired to rise above mediocrity.
(d) He was a skilled landscape designer.

4. Why does Ono believe that the Tortoise or Shintaro will never feel the sort of happiness he felt sitting on the hillside?
(a) They did not have the talent.
(b) They did not risk everything in an attempt to be extraordinary.
(c) They were not skilled enough craftsmen.
(d) They were prone to complain.

5. Why had Matsuda called Ono naive in the old days?
(a) He had no interest in politics.
(b) His perspective as an artist was narrow.
(c) His worldview was too broad.
(d) He had no understanding of politics.

6. Why does Matsuda say he never married?
(a) He was too busy traveling the world.
(b) He had too many girlfriends.
(c) He was too busy improving the world.
(d) He never found the right woman.

7. Why doesn't Ono go to Moriyama's villa?
(a) The villa was closed.
(b) It seemed pointless.
(c) He fell asleep.
(d) The train was leaving.

8. Why doesn't Miss Suzuki want Matsuda to feed his fish?
(a) She can do it more easily.
(b) She's afraid he'll fall into the pond.
(c) She doesn't want to attract the neighbor boy.
(d) He fell on the stones a few months ago.

9. What does Ono say in Noriko's kitchen that upsets Noriko and Setsuko?
(a) That Ichiro should be taught better manners.
(b) That Ichiro should have a taste of sake with dinner.
(c) That Ichiro should never drink sake.
(d) That Ichiro should wait a few years for sake.

10. Who does Matsuda claim has been blamed for Japan's downfall?
(a) The emperor and his household.
(b) Artists and musicians.
(c) The voting public.
(d) Military men, politicians, and businessmen.

11. What news does Ono give Matsuda about Noriko?
(a) The marriage has been unhappy.
(b) She's expecting a child.
(c) She's getting a divorce.
(d) The marriage was annulled.

12. What did Ono feel was missing the night he won the award?
(a) His family.
(b) International recognition.
(c) A feeling of triumph and fulfillment.
(d) Kuroda's approval.

13. Who dies in June, 1950?
(a) Matsuda.
(b) Shintaro.
(c) Kuroda.
(d) Ono.

14. What causes Ono's great sense of triumph?
(a) The belief that he had accomplished something of real value.
(b) The belief that he had outlasted his enemies.
(c) The belief that Moriyama would be proud of him.
(d) The belief that his work was much admired.

15. What news does Ono give Matsuda about himself?
(a) He has taken up horticulture.
(b) He is considering marriage again.
(c) He has started painting again.
(d) He has stopped painting.