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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Ono surprised at Setsuko's view of Noriko's marriage negotiation?
(a) Because she had been the one who suggested that he take steps to clarify his position.
(b) Because she had made a similar confession.
(c) Because he had salvaged the negotiations.
(d) Because his declaration had a good result.

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

4. What does Matsuda say about his own present-day perspective on life during his last conversation with Ono?
(a) It is global.
(b) It doesn't extend much beyond his own garden.
(c) It is broader than Ono's perspective.
(d) It is national and patriotic.

5. Why does the songwriter Naguchi commit suicide?
(a) No one had appreciated his music.
(b) He had a terminal illness.
(c) His songs had been used to promote war.
(d) His songs had been misunderstood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Ono give Matsuda about Setsuko?

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

3. Why had Moriyama been happy with his work looking back on it as an old man?

4. How does Sugimura plan to leave his mark on the city forever?

5. How many students has Moriyama had at his villa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ono approve of his teacher's distancing himself from his students' discussions?

2. Why does Matsuda say he never married?

3. How does Ono console himself that he did not visit his old friend as often as he had intended to?

4. What does Matsuda believe was his and Ono's great misfortune?

5. How has Ichiro changed in the year since Ono last saw him?

6. Why does the smell of burning still make Ono uneasy while he is relaxing in Matsuda's garden?

7. What European influences distinguished Moriyama's work from Utamaro's?

8. How does Ono answer Ichiro's question about why men drink sake?

9. Why didn't Moriyama applaud his student's maturing talent as an artist?

10. The reader learns some news about Noriko at the same time Matsuda does. What is the news?

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