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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death Register, and The Life of a Stupid Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author apologize for at the beginning of the story?
(a) That he may may make the reader feel sick.
(b) That he he has to tell such a tired tale.
(c) That such an ordinary man is the protaganist.
(d) That his memory is not the best.

2. Who do the two Chinese Hanzaburo if he is?
(a) Henry Barrett.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Paul Potter.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

3. What religion does Shino convert to?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Christianity.

4. What happened on April the fifth?
(a) The narrators arrived home.
(b) Hatsuko died.
(c) The narrator's mother died.
(d) The narrator was adopted.

5. Who punishes Shinsuke for being smart?
(a) His parents.
(b) His teachers.
(c) His siblings.
(d) His school friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Yoshihide look and move like?

2. What did the woodcutter discover in the bamboo grove?

3. What does Hanzaburo become obsessed with hiding?

4. What is the name of the man Shino marries?

5. How is the narrator informed of his mother's death?

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