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

3. 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.

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

5. What does the neighbor boy do when Matsuda speaks to him?
(a) He comes into the house.
(b) He chats with Matsuda.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He comes into the yard.

6. 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.

7. What does Ono say during lunch that frightens Ichiro?
(a) That he had the same problems Naguchi had.
(b) That he is not like Naguchi.
(c) That he is like Naguchi.
(d) That he disapproves of Naguchi's solution.

8. What does Ono hope his own students will do?
(a) Forget they ever knew Ono.
(b) Conceal their relationship to Ono.
(c) Remain grateful to Ono for what they learned.
(d) Forget Ono's part in the war.

9. How does Ichiro try to be grown-up when he meets Ono in the park?
(a) He shakes hands instead of hugging him.
(b) He behaves calmly.
(c) He doesn't smile.
(d) He refuses to play.

10. How does Ono feel about the future of Japan?
(a) The destruction will never be forgotten.
(b) Their world is permanently ruined.
(c) The best times are behind them.
(d) There is a chance to make a better go of things.

11. Why does Ono come to admire Moriyama's treatment of his students?
(a) Ono believes it is important for students to develop their own thinking.
(b) Ono believes students often know more than their teachers.
(c) Ono believes it is foolish to waste time discussing each comment.
(d) Ono believes students' comments are mere flattery.

12. What implication does Setsuko make in Noriko's kitchen that offends Ono?
(a) That Ono's ideas had caused Kenji's death.
(b) That Ono's child-rearing ideas had been too lax.
(c) That Ono had ignored his wife's advice about child-rearing.
(d) That Ono's child-rearing ideas had been too strict.

13. How does Matsuda describe the contribution he and Ono made?
(a) It was marginal.
(b) It was critical.
(c) It was negligible.
(d) It was important.

14. What does Ono want to say to Moriyama if they meet again?
(a) Ono had not had to illustrate comic books after all.
(b) Moriyama's teaching had helped him immeasureably.
(c) Moriyama's assessment of his work had been correct.
(d) Ono was grateful for Moriyama's help.

15. How was Moriyama supporting himself after his painting was devalued and his school closed?
(a) Painting houses.
(b) Painting magazine illustrations.
(c) Painting advertisements.
(d) Painting patriotic posters.