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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What goal had Ono and Matsuda shared in the old days?
(a) Finding perfect wives.
(b) Teaching the artists of tomorrow.
(c) Making a grand contribution to the war effort.
(d) Becoming world famous artists.

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

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

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

8. What does Setsuko say in Kawabe Park that irritates Ono?
(a) That it would be appropriate for him to consider suicide.
(b) That she is ashamed of his behavior.
(c) That everyone was surprised at his self-incrimination during the miai.
(d) That he had embarrassed the family during the miai.

9. How long after their initial reconnection had Ono visited his old friend?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) A year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

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

11. 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 acted in the best of faith.
(d) They supported a just cause.

12. How does Ono evaluate Naguchi's suicide?
(a) Ono said Naguchi was very brave and honorable.
(b) Ono said the death was tragic and sad.
(c) Ono said the death was foolish and wasteful.
(d) Ono said the death was cowardly.

13. 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 students' comments are mere flattery.
(d) Ono believes it is foolish to waste time discussing each comment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What news does Ono give Matsuda about himself?

3. Why does Matsuda say he never married?

4. Why does Ono quit painting for such a long time?

5. Why does the Tortoise often destroy his own paintings?

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