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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Setsuko say in Kawabe Park that irritates Ono?
2. What causes Ono's great sense of triumph?
3. What honor had Ono received in 1938?
4. Who does Matsuda claim has been blamed for Japan's downfall?
5. Why does Matsuda think the two men should not blame themselves for their earlier actions?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Matsuda say about his own perspective now that he is old and ill?
2. What has changed since 1948 in regards to Ono's painting?
3. Why is Ono irritated at Setsuko's insistence that Saito never heard of Ono until the miai?
4. Why does Ono approve of his teacher's distancing himself from his students' discussions?
5. What do we learn about Setsuko from Ono's conversation with Matsuda?
6. How does Ono console himself that he did not visit his old friend as often as he had intended to?
7. What stylistic devices does Moriyama copy from the classic artist, Utamaro?
8. Why does Matsuda say he never married?
9. How does Matsuda console himself when thinking of his actions during the war?
10. What European influences distinguished Moriyama's work from Utamaro's?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Twice in the story, authority figures burned Ono's paintings. Compare the two situations. Did they have the same purpose? Were they trying to help the young man or hurt him? How do you know? Use textual evidence to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
There are several places in this story where a character's speech does not reflect their actual opinions. Setsuko's conversations with her father are examples. Select and analyze a scene where you are able to establish that what is being said is not genuine. How do you know? How is the writer able to convey that double message to you as a reader?
Essay Topic 3
First, Shintaro calls Ono a traitor. Second, we learn about the artwork that has made him call his friend a traitor. Third, we learn of Matsuda's persuasive conversation that induced Ono to change his painting style, and fourth, we learn that the work resulted in his expulsion from Moriyama's tutelage. Analyze the way the clarity of the story is affected by this type of organization. Why do you think Ishiguro chose not to tell is story in simple chronological order? What effect does dealing with time in this way have on you as a reader?
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