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

2. What is Ichiro's favorite food now that he is eight-years-old?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Shrimp with rice.

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

4. Why does Ichiro say spinach is his favorite food?
(a) Because his mother says spinach will make him strong.
(b) Because his aunt Noriko says spinach will make him strong.
(c) Because Popeye says spinach makes him strong.
(d) Because his father says spinach will make him strong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moriyama wish to accomplish with his students?

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

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

4. Why doesn't Miss Suzuki want Matsuda to feed his fish?

5. How does Ono feel about the future of Japan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did Moriyama try to create in his paintings?

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

3. After re-establishing contact with Matsuda during Noriko's marriage negotiations, what contact have Ono and Matsuda had before Matsuda dies?

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

5. When does Ono achieve his greatest feeling of triumph?

6. Why does Ono admire Sugimura's work on Kawabe Park, even though Sugimura failed to accomplish his goals?

7. Why does Matsuda say he never married?

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

9. What has changed since 1948 in regards to Ono's painting?

10. What does Matsuda say the smell of burning most likely means now that the war is long over?

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