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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What traits does Ono observe that Ichiro has inherited from his mother?
(a) Courtesies.
(b) Ways of speaking.
(c) Mannerisms and little facial habits.
(d) His height and facial features.

2. What does Ono mean when he talks of the art students "slanging" one another?
(a) They shouted good-humored insults across the yard.
(b) They wrote unpleasant critiques of one another's work.
(c) They wrote slurs about one another.
(d) They destroyed each other's paintings.

3. How many students has Moriyama had at his villa?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

4. When Ono and Matsuda examine their lives, what do they see, according to Matsuda?
(a) They were valiant.
(b) They were fascinating.
(c) They were flawed.
(d) They were flawless.

5. How does Ono feel about the future of Japan?
(a) The destruction will never be forgotten.
(b) Their world is permanently ruined.
(c) The best times are behind them.
(d) There is a chance to make a better go of things.

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

7. What news does Ono give Matsuda about Setsuko?
(a) She and her husband are on vacation.
(b) She is studying art.
(c) She is attending cooking school.
(d) She is expecting a second child.

8. What is found where Mrs. Kawakami's and the Migi-Hidari once stood?
(a) A theater and a restaurant.
(b) An office building and a parking lot.
(c) A restaurant and an office building.
(d) A bank and a theater.

9. Why does Ono introduce Kenji into the conversation in Noriko's kitchen?
(a) He feels outnumbered by women.
(b) He suddenly recalls his son's death.
(c) His son, had he been present, would have taken his side.
(d) He had argued with his wife about giving Kenji sake at the same age.

10. How does Ichiro try to be grown-up when he meets Ono in the park?
(a) He shakes hands instead of hugging him.
(b) He behaves calmly.
(c) He refuses to play.
(d) He doesn't smile.

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

12. How do the art students treat Sasaki when he changes his style?
(a) They gave him a goodbye party and sent him away.
(b) They criticized him in public.
(c) They burned his work in the courtyard.
(d) They hid his paintings and refused to speak to him.

13. Who dies in June, 1950?
(a) Matsuda.
(b) Shintaro.
(c) Ono.
(d) Kuroda.

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

15. Why does Matsuda envy Ono?
(a) Ono is wealthier.
(b) Ono is more handsome.
(c) Ono's work is more admired.
(d) Ono has better health.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ono believe should give Matsuda and him satisfaction as they review their lives?

3. What news does Ono give Matsuda about himself?

4. Why does Moriyama declare himself unsatisfied with his early work?

5. Why does Ono quit painting for such a long time?

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