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

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

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

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

7. What is the last year covered in this story?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1950.

8. What does Matsuda's neighbor boy do each day?
(a) He climbs a tree to watch Matsuda feed the fish.
(b) He feeds the fish.
(c) He climbs up on the wall between the houses.
(d) He comes to visit.

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

10. What does Ono say in Noriko's kitchen that upsets Noriko and Setsuko?
(a) That Ichiro should wait a few years for sake.
(b) That Ichiro should never drink sake.
(c) That Ichiro should be taught better manners.
(d) That Ichiro should have a taste of sake with dinner.

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

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

13. Why does the smell of burning make Ono uneasy?
(a) It reminds him of burned paintings.
(b) It frightens him that the fire will spread.
(c) It reminds him of bombings and fire.
(d) It reminds him of the burning of his house.

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

15. Why had Matsuda called Ono naive in the old days?
(a) His worldview was too broad.
(b) He had no understanding of politics.
(c) His perspective as an artist was narrow.
(d) He had no interest in politics.