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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Matsuda think the two men should not blame themselves for their earlier actions?
(a) They acted on their beliefs and did their utmost.
(b) Their actions had produced good results.
(c) They were too young to understand forces around them.
(d) They were fooled by charlatans.

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

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

4. Why does the Tortoise often destroy his own paintings?
(a) Because he could never satisfy his own plan.
(b) Because Moriyama did not like them.
(c) Because Sasaki, the leading pupil, called them "disloyal".
(d) Because Ono did not like them.

5. How many students has Moriyama had at his villa?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

6. When Ono and Matsuda examine their lives, what do they see, according to Matsuda?
(a) They were flawless.
(b) They were valiant.
(c) They were fascinating.
(d) They were flawed.

7. How have the students behaved watching Moriyama paint?
(a) They asked him questions as he worked.
(b) They told him they thought his painting was marvelous.
(c) They spoke as though he were not present.
(d) They wrote critiques of each painting.

8. How does Sugimura plan to leave his mark on the city forever?
(a) By converting Kawabe Park into the focus of culture.
(b) By holding prestigious auctions for his four houses.
(c) By leaving his fortune to the local university.
(d) By eliminating the pleasure district.

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

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

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

12. How long before learning of his death had Ono visited his old friend?
(a) A month.
(b) A week.
(c) A year.
(d) A day.

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

14. What is always somewhere in a Moriyama painting?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A teapot.
(c) A lantern.
(d) A lotus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last year covered in this story?

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

3. What does Setsuko say in Kawabe Park that irritates Ono?

4. How does Ono find his old friend upon his second visit?

5. How do the art students treat Sasaki when he changes his style?

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