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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. What does Hanzaburo tell his wife to do to stop his legs from kicking?
(a) Chop them off.
(b) Bind them.
(c) Sit on them.
(d) Hold them.

2. What kind of milk was Shinsuke raised on?
(a) Wolf's milk.
(b) Cat's milk.
(c) Cow's milk.
(d) Goat's milk.

3. Why does the author say he has to stop the story?
(a) He is full of despair.
(b) His ink is running out.
(c) His wife is calling him.
(d) He has to sleep.

4. What does Yasukichi translate?
(a) English texts.
(b) Spanish texts.
(c) Russian texts.
(d) German texts.

5. What is Yasukichi's job?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fujita's rank in the army?

2. What does Shinsuke blame for his lack of physical prowess?

3. What does the author use to help him sleep?

4. What does the narrator say he does during his mother's funeral?

5. What does the critic call Yasukichi's writings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the baby?

2. Why is Oshino suddenly unable to control his legs?

3. Why does the narrator say he feels guilty?

4. What are the author's feeling about religion during this time?

5. What are Shinsuke's views on beauty?

6. What does the narrator remember about his father?

7. Why does Akutagawa become so upset about the raincoat?

8. Why does the storyteller think Oshino is so ordinary?

9. What is Shinsuke's opinion on books?

10. What does the narrator say he remembers about his mother?

(see the answer keys)

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