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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boxer like to put on his shoes before entering a boxing ring?

2. Where is Boxer at the start of round 4?

3. What will happen if Boxer loses this fight?

4. What does the voice in tell Boxer in round 3?

5. What is Boxer determined to do the rest of his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Kobe Abe's biographical information and how it influences the play 'The Man who Turned into a Stick'.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of Abe's plays and discuss the theme of that play. Be sure to discuss how Abe addresses that theme throughout the play, symbolically and otherwise.

Essay Topic 3

What does Woman's choice to not look inside the suitcase at the end of the play say about the message Abe is trying to convey? Does he convey this message clearly?

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