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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Setsuko uncomfortable with Noriko's talk about Ono?
(a) She feels guilty for not helping.
(b) It is disrespectful.
(c) It is dishonest
(d) She feels guilty for causing discord.

2. What does Mrs. Kawakami call the pleasure district since the war?
(a) A ghetto.
(b) A boomtown.
(c) A desert.
(d) A graveyard.

3. What does Ono promise Ichiro as a reward for drawing a picture?
(a) He would buy him art supplies.
(b) They would go see the monster movie.
(c) He would bring him dessert.
(d) He would take him to the zoo.

4. Why does Ono enjoy Shintaro's company?
(a) Because Shintaro has a subtle sense of humor.
(b) Because Ono admires his painting.
(c) Because Shintaro is perceptive about politics.
(d) Because he is unchanged by the war.

5. Why does Ono decide NOT to tell Noriko that he had contacted old acquaintances to try to ensure that her marriage negotiations went well?
(a) Noriko might become overconfident.
(b) He doesn't want to make Noriko even more nervous.
(c) The outcome had been unsatisfactory.
(d) Noriko would be angry if he interfered.

6. What does Ono think about the spirit of the old floating world?
(a) Perhaps it will be reborn at some point.
(b) Perhaps it was the best we will ever know.
(c) Perhaps it was not always for the best.
(d) Perhaps it will never be recreated.

7. What does Ono's father do with his paintings?
(a) He took them to a teacher.
(b) He took them to an appraiser.
(c) He burned them.
(d) He sold them.

8. What is going in on both sides of Mrs. Kawakami's establishment?
(a) Hotels.
(b) More modern bars.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Office buildings.

9. Who does Ono think Ichiro is pretending to be when the boy imagines himself on horseback?
(a) The Lone Ranger.
(b) Roy Rogers.
(c) Gene Autry.
(d) Lord Yoshitsune.

10. What position is Shintaro applying for?
(a) High school teacher.
(b) Comic book illustrator.
(c) Graphic artist.
(d) Landscaper.

11. What does Shintaro want Ono to do for him?
(a) Verify that Shintaro had created the posters.
(b) Verify that Shintaro had done the posters against his will.
(c) Recommend his artwork.
(d) Claim that Ono had painted the posters.

12. How does Ono view Shintaro's childlike attitude about the war?
(a) Ono sees Shintaro as cleverly pretending to be ignorant.
(b) Ono sees Shintaro as unaccountable for his actions.
(c) Ono hopes his friend will return to him.
(d) Ono sees Shintaro as permanently damaged by the war.

13. Why does Ono's wife press him to find a better house?
(a) To improve her social standing.
(b) To shorten the walk to town.
(c) To improve his daughters' marriage prospects.
(d) To impress his son's high school friends.

14. According to Suichi, Ichiro's father, why does Ono quit painting?
(a) Because he has lost his skill.
(b) Because Japan lost the war.
(c) Because he lost interest in art.
(d) Because he is too old.

15. How does Taro Saito feel about the demonstrations in the streets?
(a) They're an important expression of freedom of speech.
(b) The Japanese are children learning democracy.
(c) It is a great pity that people are being injured.
(d) They've gone too far.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ono angry with Shintaro?

2. What has Noriko planned for entertainment during Setsuko's visit?

3. Why did Ono as a young boy dread his father's business meetings?

4. What kind of mistakes does Ono believe are not shameful?

5. How does Ichiro respond to Setsuko's requests for him to settle down?

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