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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 34-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings Sebastian back to life, following his attempted execution?
(a) A widow.
(b) His mother.
(c) His lover.
(d) The priest.

2. From what illness does the narrator suffer?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Autointoxication.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Yellow fever.

3. What word does the narrator use to describe the occupation of a night-soil man?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Devastation.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Fear.

4. In what city was the narrator born?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Osaka.
(c) Kobe.
(d) Tokyo.

5. What object does the narrator claim to remember from his birth?
(a) His father's ring.
(b) His mother's necklace.
(c) The basin.
(d) The bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the schoolboys call the graphic game they play with each other?

2. From what ailment does the narrator's grandmother suffer?

3. In order to appear masculine, what does the narrator convince his female cousins to do?

4. Whom does the narrator relate to in the stories he reads?

5. What does Reni's "Saint Sebastian" cause the narrator to do for the first time?

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