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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 was the name of the founder of Rome?

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

3. What does Hanzaburo die of?

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

5. What happened on April the fifth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the life of the Stupid Man about?

2. What does the doctor say is wrong with the baby?

3. How does the author end the story?

4. How does Tsuneko react to seeing her husband's horse legs?

5. Why does the narrator say he feels guilty?

6. What does the Life of the Stupid Man say about Akutagawa's state of mind?

7. What does the author's sister tell him about the death of her husband?

8. What are Shinsuke's views on beauty?

9. What is Shinsuke's opinion on books?

10. Summarize the Spinning Gears story.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How will O-Kim's life change now she has opened her eyes to real life? In what could be said that she be happier than she was?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the author list Rashomon, In a Bamboo Grive and the Nose under the heading A World Under Decay? Choose one of the stories in this section and examine what it says about the flaws in human nature.

Essay Topic 3

What is the moral of the Spider Thread story? What does this moral of the story say about the Buddhist religion.?

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