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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Hatsuku mean?
(a) Goodness.
(b) Free as a bird.
(c) Special one.
(d) First daughter.

4. What is the name of the river Shinsuke visits with his father?
(a) Honjo River.
(b) Tomkins River.
(c) Sumida River.
(d) Juniper River.

5. What is Shinsuke very poor at when he is young?
(a) Singing.
(b) Socializing.
(c) Schooling.
(d) Concentrating.

6. What does Akutagawa panic about losing?
(a) His hat.
(b) His phone.
(c) His cigarettes.
(d) His slipper.

7. Who does Hanzaburo kick across the street?
(a) A warrior.
(b) A rickshaw driver.
(c) A shop owner.
(d) His wife.

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

9. Who did Akutagawa give the textual fragments to?
(a) Kume Masao.
(b) Harold Bishop.
(c) Akira Kia.
(d) Franz Kafka.

10. What does Shinsuke call the diary he wants to write?
(a) The Diary of the Forgotten.
(b) Diary of Hope.
(c) Diary without Self-Deceit.
(d) Poverty Pourings.

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

12. Who congratulates Yasukichi for his eulogy?
(a) Sasaki.
(b) Honda's sister.
(c) Fujita.
(d) Honda's father.

13. What does Yasukichi enjoy writing?
(a) Novels.
(b) Short stories.
(c) Poems.
(d) Haikus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Chinese men panic?

2. Where does Hanzaburo wake up?

3. Who do the two Chinese Hanzaburo if he is?

4. What is the baby taken to the hospital in?

5. What kind of legs do the Chinese men give Hanzaburo?

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