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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young naval officer give Yasukichi to help him write the eulogy?
(a) Honda's biography.
(b) A photo album.
(c) Letters from Honda's friends.
(d) A naval schedule.

2. Who visits Tsuneko at the end of the story?
(a) Hanzaburo.
(b) The two Chinese men.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Henry Barrett.

3. What does the narrator say he does during his mother's funeral?
(a) Fidget.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Cry.
(d) Laugh.

4. What word does the author hear over the phone?
(a) Spot.
(b) Mud.
(c) Vole.
(d) Mole.

5. What painter does Akutagawa talk about?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Picasso.
(d) Munch.

6. What is the baby taken to the hospital in?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A rickshaw.
(c) An ambulance.
(d) A taxi.

7. What is Yasukichi's job?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

8. What are the nationality of the two men in the office?
(a) Vietnamese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) English.
(d) Japanese.

9. What does Akutagawa call the girl he has an affair with?
(a) Petal.
(b) Flower.
(c) Crazy girl.
(d) Mad cow.

10. What does Yasukichi translate?
(a) Spanish texts.
(b) English texts.
(c) Russian texts.
(d) German texts.

11. Why does the narrator's father try to bribe the narrator?
(a) To get him to run away with him.
(b) To give him some money.
(c) To keep him quiet.
(d) To get him to ask his new parents to let him stay.

12. What kind of dresses did Hatsuku wear?
(a) Western style dresses.
(b) Chinese dresses.
(c) Traditional dresses.
(d) Far eastern dresses.

13. What become Shinsuke's primary pastime?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Books.
(d) Antiques.

14. What kind of milk was the founder of Rome raised on?
(a) Cow's milk.
(b) Goat's milk.
(c) Cat's milk.
(d) Wolf's milk.

15. What does Hanzaburo tell his wife to do to stop his legs from kicking?
(a) Bind them.
(b) Hold them.
(c) Chop them off.
(d) Sit on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shinsuke call the diary he wants to write?

2. What does Shinsuke say his parents fake?

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

4. What kind of milk was Shinsuke raised on?

5. What does Yasukichi feel when he realizes people like his eulogy?

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