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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is found where Mrs. Kawakami's and the Migi-Hidari once stood?
(a) An office building and a parking lot.
(b) A theater and a restaurant.
(c) A bank and a theater.
(d) A restaurant and an office building.

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

4. Who does Matsuda claim has been blamed for Japan's downfall?
(a) The emperor and his household.
(b) Artists and musicians.
(c) Military men, politicians, and businessmen.
(d) The voting public.

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

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

7. What does Moriyama wish to accomplish with his students?
(a) To spread their art throughout the world.
(b) To spread their art throughout Japan.
(c) To change modern art in Europe.
(d) To change painting in their city to conform to his idea of style.

8. How does Setsuko think Saito felt about Ono?
(a) Setsuko thinks Saito had no idea who Ono was until the marriage negotiations.
(b) Setsuko thinks Saito disapproved of Ono.
(c) Setsuko thinks Saito was an admirer of Ono's work.
(d) Setsuko thinks Saito was rude to Ono.

9. Which of Sugimura's plans does Ono believe is "eccentric"?
(a) A museum of natural science.
(b) A European style concert hall.
(c) A cemetery for cats and dogs.
(d) A new kabuki theater.

10. What happened to Moriyama after Ono left his school?
(a) His reputation had spread.
(b) His work was displayed at the palace.
(c) His work had been admired in Europe.
(d) His reputation had declined.

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

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

13. Why doesn't Miss Suzuki want Matsuda to feed his fish?
(a) She can do it more easily.
(b) She's afraid he'll fall into the pond.
(c) He fell on the stones a few months ago.
(d) She doesn't want to attract the neighbor boy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Ono give Matsuda about Setsuko?

2. What does Ono say in Noriko's kitchen that upsets Noriko and Setsuko?

3. What does Matsuda's neighbor boy do each day?

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

5. Why does Ono introduce Kenji into the conversation in Noriko's kitchen?

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