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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ono believe his own mannerisms come from?
(a) His former teacher, Moriyama.
(b) His admiration of Sugimura.
(c) His old friend Matsuda.
(d) His friend, Shintaro.

2. What is the "floating world"?
(a) The changing political landscape of Japan.
(b) The water lilies in the palace courtyard.
(c) The life of beachcombers and fishermen.
(d) The world of nighttime entertainment and drink.

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

4. Why had Moriyama been happy with his work looking back on it as an old man?
(a) He had devoted his life to nurturing young talent.
(b) He had devoted his life to repudiating debauchery.
(c) He had devoted his life to capturing a unique beauty.
(d) He had devoted his life to changing with modernizing trends.

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

6. Why does the songwriter Naguchi commit suicide?
(a) He had a terminal illness.
(b) No one had appreciated his music.
(c) His songs had been misunderstood.
(d) His songs had been used to promote war.

7. 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.

8. How do the art students treat Sasaki when he changes his style?
(a) They gave him a goodbye party and sent him away.
(b) They hid his paintings and refused to speak to him.
(c) They criticized him in public.
(d) They burned his work in the courtyard.

9. What kindness does Matsuda perform for Ono?
(a) Matsuda loaned Ono money.
(b) Flowers sent during Ono's illness.
(c) Matsuda recommended Ono to an art dealer.
(d) A letter of encouragement during Ono's illness.

10. When does Ono feel the sense of triumph he had hoped for?
(a) Sitting on a hill all alone, eating oranges.
(b) When his family gave him a surprise party.
(c) Confronting Moriyama at his villa.
(d) Receiving the praise of his students.

11. When he learns there will be sake at dinner, what makes Ichiro laugh?
(a) His father might get drunk.
(b) His grandfather Ono might get drunk.
(c) His aunt Noriko might get drunk.
(d) Ichiro might get drunk.

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

13. What brought about the chances in Moriyama's standing?
(a) He had changed his European style.
(b) He had returned to traditional Japanese art.
(c) His European style was seen as unpatriotic.
(d) His European style was increasingly admired.

14. What does the visiting Gisaburo say about nights in the floating world?
(a) All artists seek the light of day.
(b) The worst things happen in the darkness.
(c) Only drunkards find value in that which fades in the morning.
(d) The best things are put together at night and vanish in the morning.

15. Which of Sugimura's plans does Ono believe is "eccentric"?
(a) A museum of natural science.
(b) A new kabuki theater.
(c) A cemetery for cats and dogs.
(d) A European style concert hall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Matsuda say about his own present-day perspective on life during his last conversation with Ono?

3. How does Setsuko think Saito felt about Ono?

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

5. What does Ono hope his own students will do?

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