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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Moriyama supporting himself after his painting was devalued and his school closed?
(a) Painting magazine illustrations.
(b) Painting advertisements.
(c) Painting patriotic posters.
(d) Painting houses.

2. What does Kuroda explain to Ono while they sit around the table in Migi-Hidari?
(a) That Ono did not appreciate his students' progress.
(b) That Ono was not keeping up with changing times.
(c) That Ono was unaware of his own great reputation.
(d) That Ono was not the painter he used to be.

3. How does the Bridge of Hesitation get its name?
(a) Conscience-troubled men would decide to go home or out for entertainment.
(b) The city had to decide whether to rebuild the bridge.
(c) One side had been rebuilt; the other was destroyed.
(d) One side was modern; the other old-fashioned.

4. How do the new apartment buildings under construction look to Ono?
(a) They could be mistaken for bombed ruins.
(b) They are ugly and too modern.
(c) They are a sign of progress.
(d) They are beautiful.

5. How many regular customers does Mrs. Kawakami have now that the war is over?
(a) Ono and his old group of students are the only ones.
(b) Ono is the only one.
(c) The construction workers are the only ones.
(d) Ono and Shintaro are the only ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ichiro actually pretending to be when he imagines himself on horseback?

2. Why does Noriko say that Ono is making progress?

3. How does Kuroda's student, Enchi, change his attitude during Ono's visit?

4. According to Suichi, Ichiro's father, why does Ono quit painting?

5. How did Saito treat Ono during their first encounter?

(see the answer key)

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