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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What remains of Sugimura's planned Kawabe Park?
(a) Only the concert hall.
(b) Only the museum.
(c) Only the kabuki theater.
(d) Only the grass where the museums and theaters would have stood.

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

6. How does Ono find his old friend upon his second visit?
(a) He is much weaker.
(b) He is much the same.
(c) He is asleep for most of the visit.
(d) He is much stronger.

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

8. 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.

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

10. What phrase does Ono tell his pupils that is similar to what Moriyama has said?
(a) No man has helped more students than I have.
(b) No man has furthered art in our country more than I have.
(c) No man will make me believe I have wasted my time.
(d) No man has painted better than I.

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

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

13. 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.

14. How do the art students treat Sasaki when he changes his style?
(a) They criticized him in public.
(b) They hid his paintings and refused to speak to him.
(c) They gave him a goodbye party and sent him away.
(d) They burned his work in the courtyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is found where Mrs. Kawakami's and the Migi-Hidari once stood?

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

3. What honor had Ono received in 1938?

4. How does Moriyama respond to his students' comments about his painting?

5. Why does the smell of burning make Ono uneasy?

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