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

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

3. Why had Moriyama been happy with his work looking back on it as an old man?
(a) He had devoted his life to capturing a unique beauty.
(b) He had devoted his life to nurturing young talent.
(c) He had devoted his life to changing with modernizing trends.
(d) He had devoted his life to repudiating debauchery.

4. How long after their initial reconnection had Ono visited his old friend?
(a) A year.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

5. When does Ono feel the sense of triumph he had hoped for?
(a) Sitting on a hill all alone, eating oranges.
(b) When his family gave him a surprise party.
(c) Receiving the praise of his students.
(d) Confronting Moriyama at his villa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How have the students behaved watching Moriyama paint?

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

3. What had Ono completed the same week he received the award?

4. What goal had Ono and Matsuda shared in the old days?

5. Which of Sugimura's plans does Ono believe is "eccentric"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stylistic devices does Moriyama copy from the classic artist, Utamaro?

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

3. How does Matsuda console himself when thinking of his actions during the war?

4. Years ago, Matsuda had accused Ono of having a narrow artist's perspective. What does Ono say about his perspective now that he is retired?

5. Why does Matsuda say he never married?

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

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

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

9. What do we learn about Setsuko from Ono's conversation with Matsuda?

10. Ono recalls the influence of Moriyama on his own behavior. What does he say he adopted from his teacher?

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