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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dragon: The Old Potter's Tale, and The Spider Thread.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Kandata yells at the other climbers?
(a) His hands begin to burn.
(b) He falls back down to hell.
(c) They throw stones at him.
(d) His tongue falls out.

2. What had the ghost been haunting that the Lord of Harikawa supposedly exorcised?
(a) A mountain cave.
(b) A library.
(c) A temple.
(d) A mansion.

3. Who does E'in try to avenge in this story?
(a) The town policeman.
(b) The school children.
(c) The townspeople of Nara.
(d) The town mayor.

4. What does Zenchi use to pluck out the fat from the nose?
(a) A monkey wrench.
(b) Teeth picks.
(c) Tweezers.
(d) A piece of string.

5. What does the old woman pluck hairs from?
(a) A hog.
(b) A corpse.
(c) A bear.
(d) A bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is the most frightening tale about the Lord of Harikawa?

2. What forms over the pond just before the dragon rises?

3. What does Zenchi feat when his nose reddens and swells?

4. What does Buddha hang down into hell?

5. What does the servant think he can do to survive?

(see the answer key)

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