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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ono tell Ichiro about why men drink sake?
(a) It helps men see the beauty of the floating world.
(b) It separates strong men from weak women.
(c) For a little while, they can believe they're stronger.
(d) It makes a man stronger.

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

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

4. What traits does Ono observe that Ichiro has inherited from his mother?
(a) Courtesies.
(b) Mannerisms and little facial habits.
(c) Ways of speaking.
(d) His height and facial features.

5. What does Ono believe should give Matsuda and him satisfaction as they review their lives?
(a) They followed honorable leaders.
(b) They were too young to be accountable.
(c) They supported a just cause.
(d) They acted in the best of faith.

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

7. Why does Matsuda envy Ono?
(a) Ono's work is more admired.
(b) Ono is more handsome.
(c) Ono is wealthier.
(d) Ono has better health.

8. What had Ono completed the same week he received the award?
(a) His paintings of fire engines.
(b) A commissioned portrait.
(c) His floating world water colors.
(d) The New Japan campaign.

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

10. What does Matsuda say the smell of burning means now that the war is over?
(a) A neighbor is clearing his garden.
(b) Someone is barbecuing.
(c) Bombs are falling.
(d) A house is burning.

11. Why is Ono surprised at Setsuko's view of Noriko's marriage negotiation?
(a) Because he had salvaged the negotiations.
(b) Because his declaration had a good result.
(c) Because she had made a similar confession.
(d) Because she had been the one who suggested that he take steps to clarify his position.

12. Why does Moriyama declare himself unsatisfied with his early work?
(a) He had been unskilled about the floating world.
(b) He had been unable to capture the essence of the floating world.
(c) He had felt guilty about the pleasures of the floating world.
(d) He had been caught in the pleasures of the floating world.

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

14. What does Ono mean when he talks of the art students "slanging" one another?
(a) They wrote unpleasant critiques of one another's work.
(b) They wrote slurs about one another.
(c) They destroyed each other's paintings.
(d) They shouted good-humored insults across the yard.

15. What famous Japanese artist does Moriyama emulate?
(a) Narita.
(b) Utamaro.
(c) Fujiyama.
(d) Kirukama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor had Ono received in 1938?

2. Where does Ono believe his own mannerisms come from?

3. What qualities does Ono claim he shared with Matsuda when they were younger?

4. How does Setsuko think Saito felt about Ono?

5. How long before learning of his death had Ono visited his old friend?

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